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Definition
Holdings of foreign currency held by a government. A substantial foreign reserve of consistently stable currencies, such as a reserve currency like the dollar or the Euro, can dampen the effect of inflation or of a currency crisis. Also called currency reserve, forex reserve. See also central bank.
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