open-market operations
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pl n
finance the purchase and sale on the open market of government securities by the Bank of England for the purpose of regulating the supply of money and credit to the economy
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Words nearby open-market operations
open learning, open letter, open-line, open loop, open market, open-market operations, open marriage, open mic, open mike, open mind, open-minded
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