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Also Inflected form of feed

Fed

UK/ˈfɛd/ US/ˈfɛd] ~ [ˈfe̞d/ common slang us

noun

1.

any federal law-enforcement officer

2.

the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state charted commercial banks and some trust companies

  • “the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply”

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