reserve currency
definition: A reserve currency is one in which institutions (mostly central banks, but also financial institutions or individuals) hold their nondomestic-currency reserves. A reserve currency must meet the requirements of an international currency and there must also be sufficient supply of the currency. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Reserve Currency]
broader: international monetary system
type: Concept

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: reserve currency

international monetary system
type: Concept
narrower: reserve currency