central bank

noun

: a national bank that operates to establish monetary and fiscal policy and to control the money supply and interest rate

central banker noun

Examples of central bank in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The central bank's board voted unanimously late Monday to put Ueno Bank into resolution and hand its management to officials charged with assessing its finances and protecting its assets, the regulator said Tuesday. — Emilio Sanabria, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Both Peña and the bank deny wrongdoing, and the central bank says Carvallo has recused himself from decisions involving Ueno. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Australia's central bank raised its key interest rate for a third consecutive meeting, underscoring its determination to tame stubbornly strong inflation and cementing its outlier status among global counterparts. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

The central bank has said Carvallo recused himself from decisions involving Ueno. — Jorge Saenz, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for central bank

• antitank
• interbank
• riverbank
• banc
• blank
• clank
• crank
• dank
• drank
• flank
• franc
• hank

Legal Definition

central bank

see also:

bank