primary reserves
Definition
Total cash required to support the operations of a bank, legal or mandatory reserve requirements, and uncollected checks. Primary reserves cannot be loaned or invested, but may be used in a liquidity crisis caused by sudden and heavy cash withdrawals by bank's depositors.
primary reserves is in the Accounting & Auditing and Banking, Commerce & Finance subjects.
primary reserves appears in the definitions of the following terms: reserves and secondary reserves
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