| federal reserve bank | (n) one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region, Syn. reserve bank |
| federal reserve board | (n) the seven-member board governing the Federal Reserve System |
| federal reserve system | (n) the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies, Syn. FRS, Fed, Federal Reserve, Example: the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply |
| bill | (n) a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank), Syn. note, bank note, bank bill, banker's bill, Federal Reserve note, banknote, government note, greenback, Example: he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes |
