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 has cautioned that the conflict could push inflation higher, too.

From Los Angeles Times

It is now less than two-thirds the size of the U.S. economy, according to International Monetary Fund data.

From The Wall Street Journal

The International Monetary Fund has called out China’s reliance on exports, driven by domestic overcapacity and weak demand at home, as a source of global imbalances and trade tensions.

From Barron's

Pakistani energy bills could soar under the terms of recent International Monetary Fund loans.

From The Wall Street Journal

It has also caused market ructions and will test global economic resilience "yet again," the head of the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday.

From Barron's