FEDERAL FUNDS Definition

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FEDERAL FUNDS are reserve balances that depository institu­tions lend each other, usually on an overnight basis. In addition, federal funds include certain other kinds of borrowings by depository institutions from each other and from federal agencies.

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PATENT is a legal form of protection that provides a person or legal entity with exclusive rights to exclude others from making, using, or selling a concept or invention for the duration of the patent. There are three types of patents available: design, plant, and utility.

PROPRIETARY is an account, item, or information belonging to a company or individual. See PROPRIETARY ASSET.

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