fed

1 of 2

abbreviation

federal; federation

Fed

2 of 2

noun

ˈfed 

1

often fed : a federal agent, officer, or official

—usually used in plural

2

a

: federal reserve board

b

: federal reserve system

Examples of fed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The next Fed meeting is mid-September. — Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Those jobs numbers put a September Fed rate cut back on the table, with market odds of 85%. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025

Broader markets show gains, buoyed by expectations of early Fed rate cuts and a decent Q2 earnings season. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025

Fed Chair Jerome Powell specified earlier this month that tariffs were the reason the Fed hasn’t resumed rate cuts. — Tobias Burns, The Hill, 31 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

short for federal

First Known Use

Noun

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fed

• the Fed

Rhymes for fed

• bed
• bled
• bread
• bred
• dead
• dread
• ed
• fled
• ged
• head
• lead
• led

Legal Definition

Fed

noun

ˈfed

: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System see also Federal Reserve System