Fed

/fɛd/

Other forms: Feds

Definitions of Fed

1. noun

   any federal law-enforcement officer
   synonyms: Federal, federal official

   type of:

   agent, federal agent

   any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
2. noun

   the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered 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: FRS, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve System

   type of:

   central bank

   a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government