"lender of last resort" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lenders of last resort [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|lenders of last resort|head=lender of last resort}} lender of last resort (plural lenders of last resort)
  1. (finance) The institution in a financial system that acts as the provider of liquidity to a financial institution that finds itself unable to obtain sufficient liquidity in the interbank lending market and has exhausted other possible sources. Categories (topical): Finance Synonyms: LOLR [initialism]
    Sense id: en-lender_of_last_resort-en-noun-QxLsR825 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, finance

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