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

After all, if the ultimate goal of a central bank is to regulate the temperature of an economy by changing the cost of credit, then the fact that credit is increasingly extended by the bond market rather than banks inevitably has consequences. — Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

Australia’s central bank lifted its benchmark rate on Tuesday for the fourth time this year, taking it to the highest level in 15 years. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

The latest update of the central bank’s preferred measure of inflation will be released on Wednesday. — Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

The 2-year Treasury, which is often viewed as a signal of where the market expects central bank rates to go, reached its highest level since 2024. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 28 Sep. 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