Meaning of FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and stated charted commercial banks and some trust companies; "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply"
	Synonyms:		Fed, Federal Reserve
	See Also:		central bank, Federal Reserve Bank, member bank, national bank, reserve bank