to set a reserve

  • 51Reserve Requirements — Requirements regarding the amount of funds that banks must hold in reserve against deposits made by their customers. This money must be in the bank s vaults or at the closest Federal Reserve bank. Also known as required reserves . Set by the Fed… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 52Reserve requirements — The percentage of different types of deposits that member banks are required to hold on deposit at the Fed. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * *    Percentage of deposits that, by law, depository institutions must set aside in their vaults …

    Financial and business terms

  • 53set something aside — 1 set aside some money each month: SAVE, put by, put aside, put away, lay by, keep, reserve; store, stockpile, hoard, stow away …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 54set aside — 1) set aside some money each month Syn: save, put by, put aside, put away, lay by, keep, reserve; store, stockpile, hoard, stow away, cache, withhold; informal salt away, squirrel away, stash away 2) he set asi …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 55reserve — 1. Portion of a body of troops that is kept to the rear, or withheld from action at the beginning of an engagement, in order to be available for a decisive movement. 2. Members of the Military Services who are not in active service but who are… …

    Military dictionary

  • 56reserve price — /rəzɜv ˈpraɪs / (say ruhzerv pruys) noun the lowest price at which a piece of property may be sold at auction, usually set by the vendor, lodged in writing with the auctioneer prior to the commencement of the auction and kept confidential. Also,… …

  • 57set aside — verb a) To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose. Plan to set aside three or four hours to see the museum. b) To disagree with something and reject or overturn it …

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  • 58reserve — re·serve || rɪ zÉœrv / zɜːv n. stock, supply; military force that is not on active duty but can be mobilized as needed; park, area of land set aside for a specific use; restraint, reticence, formality of behavior; supply of readily available… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 59set aside — 1. Reserve, set apart. 2. Omit, leave out of the account. 3. Reject. 4. Abrogate, annul …

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  • 60set apart — phrasal 1. to reserve to a particular use 2. to make noticeable or outstanding …

    New Collegiate Dictionary