Comptroller of the Currency

noun

an official of the U.S. Department of the Treasury who regulates the national banks and administers the issuance and redemption of Federal Reserve notes.

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Origin of Comptroller of the Currency

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby Comptroller of the Currency

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