fractional banking

a BANKING SYSTEM in which banks maintain a minimum RESERVE ASSET RATIO in order to ensure that they have adequate liquidity to meet customers’ cash demands. See COMMERCIAL BANK.

Collins Dictionary of Economics, 4th ed. © C. Pass, B. Lowes, L. Davies 2005

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