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 same is true of thousands of cabinet ministers, central bank governors, generals, and chief executives. — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

That tracks with earlier reports about Iran’s president and central bank chief telling Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei the initial blockade was crippling the economy. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, who took the helm of the central bank this summer, has repeatedly vowed to dial back inflation. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Trump is instead focusing his criticism on Warsh’s colleagues on the central bank’s eight-member Board, which votes on interest rate decisions, along with regional Fed presidents. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 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