central bank
noun [C]Definition
› a bank that provides services to a national government, puts the official financial plans of that government into operation, and controls the amount of money in the economyBanks and bank accounts
(Definition of central bank noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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