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

Policy makers have nudged it into reserve baskets, offered central bank swap lines, nurtured its own payment system and more. — Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack became the latest policymaker to warn that inflation may force the central bank to raise interest rates. — Andrew Ackerman, Washington Post, 17 July 2026

And worries are rising that the Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world may have to raise rates to rein in the effects of expensive oil. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

The discussions were also marked by lawmakers’ concerns about how an AI investment boom will impact employment, whether Warsh will prioritize everyday Americans over Wall Street, and the task forces he’s created to help reshape the central bank. — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 16 July 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