fiscal agent
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fiscal agent
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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In the United States, Congress passes the budget, while the Treasury, in cooperation with its fiscal agent, the Federal Reserve, makes the necessary payments.
From The Guardian • Apr. 17, 2020
The GDB, which acts as bank, adviser and fiscal agent to the Puerto Rican commonwealth, is essentially the checking account where municipalities deposit and withdraw money.
From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2016
The Federal Reserve, as fiscal agent for the U.S.
From BusinessWeek • Jan. 18, 2011
From Manhattan came an offer for a $5,000,000 loan to the State by Chemical Bank & Trust Co., long Tennessee's fiscal agent.
From Time Magazine Archive
The bonus which is exacted from the bank is a confession upon the face of the act that the powers granted by it are greater than are "necessary" to its character of a fiscal agent.
From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 2, part 3: Andrew Jackson, 1st term by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)
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