gold reserve

noun

The stock of gold in coin or bullion form, that is held by a government or a country's central bank, intended mainly as a guarantee to redeem promises to pay depositors, or to support the value of the national currency.

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Meanings

noungold reserve (plural gold reserves)

plural gold reserves

  1. bankingThe stock of gold in coin or bullion form, that is held by a government or a country's central bank, intended mainly as a guarantee to redeem promises to pay depositors, or to support the value of the national currency.
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APA

gold reserve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20reserve

MLA

“gold reserve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20reserve. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gold reserve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20reserve.

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