Fed (f d)n. Informal 1. a. The Federal Reserve System. b. The Federal Reserve Board. 2. often fed A federal agent or official. |
| fed (fd) v. Past tense and past participle of feed. |
Fed [fɛd]
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance)
the US informal the Federal Reserve Bank or Federal Reserve Board
fed1
vb
1. the past tense and past participle of feed
fed to death or fed (up) to the (back) teeth Informal bored or annoyed
fed2
n
(Law) US slang an agent of the FBI
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| Noun | 1. |  Fed - any federal law-enforcement officerfederal agent, agent - any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau |
| 2. |  Fed - 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"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 Federal Reserve Bank, reserve bank - one of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region national bank - a commercial bank chartered by the federal government member bank - a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System |
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