gold re-serve

gold reserve

noun
the stock of gold held by a government or central bank to back its promissory notes or currency or to settle its international debts.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism

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gold reserve
 
n
the gold reserved by a central bank to support domestic credit expansion, to cover balance of payments deficits, and to protect currency

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