central bank en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌsɛntɹəl ˈbæŋk/ (General-American)
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- /ˌsɛntɹ(ə)l ˈbæŋk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From central (adjective) + bank (noun).
Meanings
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The principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union, which normally implements monetary objectives by controlling interest rates, issuing currency, managing the national debt, overseeing banking and financial activities, and regulating the supply of money.
The first necessity of a Central Bank, charged with responsibility for the management of the monetary system as a whole, is to make sure that it has an unchallengeable control over the total volume of bank-money created by its Member Banks.
1930, John Maynard Keynes, “Methods of National Management—I. The Control of the Member Banks”, in A Treatise on Money […], volume II (The Applied Theory of Money), London: Macmillan and Co., […], →OCLC, book VII (The Management of Money), page 225:
Forms
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Deriveds
central banker · central bankism
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (90)
de Zentralbank (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · da centralbank (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · de Notenbank (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ga banc ceannais (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · nb sentralbank (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · fr banque centrale (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · hu központi bank (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · tg бонки марказӣ (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · bcl bangko sentral (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · eo centra banko (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · pa ਰਿਜ਼ਰਵ ਬੈਂਕ (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · lv centrālā banka (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · bg централна банка (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · et keskpank (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · cs centrální banka (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · eu banku zentral (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · io centrala banko (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · nn sentralbank (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · id bank sentral (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · tl punong bangko (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · tr merkez bankası (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · es banco central (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · he בנק מרכזי (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · tl lunduyang bangko (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ta நடுவண் வங்கி (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ug مەركىزى بانكا (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · hy կենտրոնական բանկ (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ne केन्द्रीय बैंक (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · yi צענטראַלבאַנק (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ur مرکزی بینک (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · fi keskuspankki (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ru центра́льный банк (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ast bancu central (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · vi ngân hàng trung ương (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · kn ಕೇಂದ್ರಿಯ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್ (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · sh средишња банка (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · mk централна банка (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · km ធនាគារកណ្ដាល (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · alt ортозындагы банк (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · fo miðbanki (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · uz markaziy bank (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ps مرکزي بانک (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · sw benki kuu (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ro bancă centrală (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ko 중앙은행 (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · pa ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਬੈਂਕ (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ka ცენტრალური ბანკი (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · tl bangko sentral (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · sv centralbank (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · pl bank emisyjny (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · cmn 中央銀行 /中央银行 (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · alt тӧс банк (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · th ธนาคารกลาง (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ar بَنْك مَرْكَزِيّ (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · tk merkezi bank (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · cy banc canolog (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · el κεντρική τράπεζα (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · nl centrale bank (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ms bank rizab (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · pnb مرکزی بینک (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ja 中央銀行 (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · hi केंद्रीय बैंक (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · sv riksbank (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ca banc central (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · fa بانک مرکزی (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · it banca centrale (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · af sentrale bank (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · lt centrinis bankas (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · gl banco central (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · be цэнтра́льны банк (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · lo ທະນາຄານກາງ (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · sh централна банка (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · ms bank pusat (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · is seðlabanki (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · hu jegybank (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · sh centralna banka (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · sq banka qendrore (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · sah киин баан (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · pt banco central (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · az mərkəzi bank (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · sl centralna banka (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · tl punumbangko (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · pl bank centralny (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · kk орталық банк (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · uk центра́льний банк (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · am ማዕከላዊ ባንክ (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · bn কেন্দ্রীয় ব্যাংক (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · sk centrálna banka (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · te కేంద్ర బ్యాంకు (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union) · sh središnja banka (principal monetary authority of a polity or monetary union)