International Monetary Fund

American  

noun

1. an international organization that promotes the stabilization of the world's currencies and maintains a monetary pool from which member nations can draw in order to correct a deficit in their balance of payments: a specialized agency of the United Nations. IMF, I.M.F.

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International Monetary Fund British  

noun

1.  IMF.  an international financial institution organized in 1945 to promote international trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies. A fund is maintained out of which member nations with temporary balance-of-payments deficits may make withdrawals

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International Monetary Fund Cultural  

1. An agency, dominated by wealthy nations, that lends money to developing nations.

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Example Sentences

The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday the global economy was at risk of recession if the war continued and high energy prices persisted.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Earlier this week the International Monetary Fund warned that the war could plunge the global economy into recession, with the UK set to be the hardest hit of the world's advanced economies.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday reduced its global growth forecasts from 3.3% to 3.1% for 2026 while adding 0.6% to its global inflation expectations.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank continue in Washington D.C. ahead of the IMF’s latest forecast for the global economy due 9 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Six months from that moment, the International Monetary Fund would put losses on U.S.-originated subprime-related assets at a trillion dollars.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis