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reserve requirement

reh-ZERV reh-KWYR-ment

rɪˈzɜːrv rɪˈkwaɪərmənt

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reserverequirement

Dictionary meaning

minimum fraction of deposits that commercial banks must hold in reserve rather than lend out; a tool for controlling money supply, though rarely used in modern central banking

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