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Federal Reserve Bank

(ECONOMICS) Any of the 12 constituent district banks of the Federal Reserve System. Federal Reserve Banks may be referred to either by the number of the district they serve (e.g., 12th FRB) or by the city in which they are headquartered (e.g., FRB of San Francisco).

Representatives of the FRB's are eligible to serve on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the committee that actually administers monetary policy through sales or purchases of treasury securities.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2nd FRB) is by far the most important of the 12 district banks. Each bank holding company is likely to have a subsidiary in NYC, and the 2nd District is uniquely guaranteed a seat on the FOMC. The other 11 rotate, with 4 taking a year-long turn at the FOMC at any given time.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has historically supplied the secretaries of the Treasury or else the chairmen of the Federal Reserve Board.
by Abu Yahya May 5, 2010
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off the reservation

a point in time when highly intoxicated or in another state of mind, may result in streaking and/or skinny dipping and blurred memories of the night before.
tonight im going off the reservation, please pick me up in the morning
by YouLikeThis-JMART May 23, 2011
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reservoir dog xd

A filthy animal that constantly is on the prowl for some little boys. It can usually be found in dark alleys, ready to ambush innocent children. Its common interaction with humans is to snarl in anger that we aren't 'culturally aware' of its disguisting habit.
An angry mob tore reservoir dog xd apart and set his remains on fire. When this happened, evil spirits flew out of the flames, and the hole in the ozone layer increased by 2%.
by 'krieg and THO February 22, 2004
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reserved

a phrase to describe Robbie's. Anyone named Robbie is reserved and soft.
Robbie is reserved.
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reserve requirements

(FINANCE) the amount of bank reserves that a bank must keep in storage to meet unexpected liabilities.

Banks are not allowed to lend out 100% of the money they receive as deposits; if they did, then depositors would be unable to take money out of the bank. On the other hand, the bank has to lend most of the money out, since it needs the income earned from interest on loans. Throughout the history of the Usonian banking system, the US states or the federal government have had rules about interest rates, reserves, and financial accounting used by banks.

Reserve requirements are necessary to mitigate the risk of bank runs; this was thought to have disappeared thanks to deposit insurance, but Washington Mutual experienced a bank run in 2008 that forced it into receivership.
In the USA, reserves have been set by law for centuries; as a percentage of liabilities, this percentage has declined over the centuries to its current level of 3-10% (as of 1992). In the Eurozone, this rate is 2%; in Japan, it is about 1.5%; and in Commonwealth countries like the UK & Canada, it is voluntary--there are no reserve requirements.
by Abu Yahya September 4, 2010
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march 18th but reserved for jay (ᵔᗜᵔ*)

the day the most important person to me was born!!! love ya jay!!
do you celebrate march 18th?
ya but just cos its jay day and jay is the best
oh yeah me too jay is best im number one fan
*punches that person* -yeok
happy march 18th but reserved for jay (ᵔᗜᵔ*)!!!!
by YEOKKULOVESJAY May 30, 2021
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reservoir dog

a guy who works with a bunch of other guys to rob diamonds. the term came from when Tarantino called 'Au revoir les enfants' "that Reservoir movie" and combined it with the movie 'Straw Dogs' to make "Reservoir Dogs."
A bunch of Reservoir Dogs and I are gonna hit up a jewelery store tomorrow.
by Long February 12, 2005
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