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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.
reserve requirements by Abu Yahya September 4, 2010

system requirements

How good your computer has to be to play the latest new video game.
If you are actually checking the system requirements, you probly need to upgrade.
system requirements by spanky January 28, 2004

¿requires va ir coma con mi?

spanish for "will u go to bed with me tonight?" get the same reaction with soman, as with "voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?"
the guy went to spain and asked this hot chick ¿requires va ir coma con mi? and got his ass chewed out by her.

system requirements

What you need to perform a check on in order to have sex.
"She loaded up her booty, but my floppy was too big for her tiny USB-slot."
system requirements by Quakeulf February 3, 2004

Requiregets

Items you need that you are going to get at a store or some other place of business.
Dude where are you going? I'm going to the store to get some requiregets
Requiregets by D3M0N1Z3R87 February 27, 2011

Requirements doc

A useless word file by writing which you get sense of accomplishment without actually accomplishing anything
Plumber with background in technical writing:
- I finished up the requirements document for the plan on how we're going to structure the outline of the list of variables we need for a very simple and specific task"

Plumber two:
- good job!
Requirements doc by Bossfucker October 15, 2020