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Definition of Monetary Base: In a modern industrialized monetary economy, the monetary base is made up of:

1. The currency held by individuals and firms and
2. bank reserves kept within a bank or on deposit at the central bank.

(Econterms)

Terms related to Monetary Base:

• Bank Reserves
• Central Bank

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