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, which Argentina owes tens of billions of dollars, asked the government to step up its efforts to rebuild its depleted currency reserves.

From Barron's

Mr. Lipsky is chair of international economics at the Atlantic Council and a former adviser to the International Monetary Fund.

From The Wall Street Journal

The outcome in Congress shores up financial backing from the International Monetary Fund, which had made approval of the budget a key condition for more support after the country missed targets to rebuild dollar reserves.

From The Wall Street Journal

The International Monetary Fund, which closely monitored the drafting of the bill, previously insisted on the need to "restore the viability of the banking sector consistent with international standards" and protect small depositors.

From Barron's

Islamabad has promised to divest dozens of its cash-burning enterprises in the finance, energy, industrial and retailing sectors by 2029 under a $7 billion loan programme agreed with the International Monetary Fund last year.

From Barron's