Bun‧des‧bank, the /ˈbʊndəzˌbæŋk/
the national bank of Germany. In the past, before the Euro became the
currency in Germany, the bank's decisions about rates of
interest (=the additional amount you have to pay back when you borrow money) had a lot of influence on interest rates in other European countries.
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲