单词 | reserve fund |
释义 | > as lemmasreserve fund reserve fund n. a fund kept as a reserve, esp. by a bank or other financial institution; also in plural (cf. fund n.1 2b). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > banking > [noun] > reserve fund of bank reserve fund1810 rest1833 1810 F. Baily Doctr. Life-annuities & Assurances xiv. 483 The joint stock, raised by the accumulation of the reserve fund necessary for the security of this guarantee. 1814 Monthly Rev. June 178 They possess the same claim to confidence now, when their reserve-funds are in Bank of England notes, as formerly when they were in specie. 1853 E. C. Gaskell Cranford xv. 228 Miss Matty would be perplexed as to her duty if she were aware of any little reserve-fund being made for her while the debts of the bank remained unpaid. 1928 F. E. Baily Golden Vanity xiv. 201 No dividend, reserve fund wiped out, and a dog-fight at the annual general meeting. 2002 N.Y. Times 31 Mar. 30/3 During the boom times, New York State squirreled away hundreds of millions of dollars in reserve funds. < as lemmas |
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