money centremoney centern.

Brit.

/ˈmʌnɪ ˌsɛntə/, U.S.

/ˈməni ˌsɛn(t)ər/

Forms: see money n. and centre n.¹ and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: money n., centre n.¹ and adj.

Etymology: < money n. + centre n.¹ and adj.

Originally U.S.

A place of pre-eminent importance in the financial affairs of a region, country, etc. Also: a major financial institution.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > [noun] > financial centre

street1555

rialto1600

city1621

alley1720

Lombard Street1721

money centre1838

Wall Street1841

1838 D. D. Barnard Speeches & Rep. Assembly N.-Y. 36 Composed of twenty-six local sovereignties, of all which New-York is the money centre, as London is the money centre of half the world.

1884 Cent. Mag. Feb. 607/1 Who that is familiar with the purlieus of Wall street has not been struck with the change that has come over the appearance and methods of that great money center?

1900 Congress. Rec. 17 Feb. 1897/2 Gilt-edged paper can be placed in the money-centers at a small per cent.

1945 Fortune Mar. 214/2 Disclosure of this official information would lessen the prestige of New York and London as money centers.

1991 Daily Tel. 10 Jan. 20/5 Foreign banks and a few money centres and regionals are gaining business at the expense of several US money centres and regionals.

Compounds

money-centre bank n. chiefly U.S. a large bank, primarily based in a money centre, but also operating in global markets.

ΚΠ

1952 Amer. Econ. Rev. 42 845 A rate of 3 per cent is assumed—the current prime rate for corporate borrowing at money center banks.

1992 Economist 2 May (Survey World Banking Suppl.) 17/1 Depositors in money-centre banks can rest easy: if the failing bank is big enough, its depositors will be paid off.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	money centre
释义	money centremoney centern. Brit. /ˈmʌnɪ ˌsɛntə/, U.S. /ˈməni ˌsɛn(t)ər/ Forms: see money n. and centre n.¹ and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: money n., centre n.¹ and adj. Etymology: < money n. + centre n.¹ and adj. Originally U.S. A place of pre-eminent importance in the financial affairs of a region, country, etc. Also: a major financial institution. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > [noun] > financial centre street1555 rialto1600 city1621 alley1720 Lombard Street1721 money centre1838 Wall Street1841 1838 D. D. Barnard Speeches & Rep. Assembly N.-Y. 36 Composed of twenty-six local sovereignties, of all which New-York is the money centre, as London is the money centre of half the world. 1884 Cent. Mag. Feb. 607/1 Who that is familiar with the purlieus of Wall street has not been struck with the change that has come over the appearance and methods of that great money center? 1900 Congress. Rec. 17 Feb. 1897/2 Gilt-edged paper can be placed in the money-centers at a small per cent. 1945 Fortune Mar. 214/2 Disclosure of this official information would lessen the prestige of New York and London as money centers. 1991 Daily Tel. 10 Jan. 20/5 Foreign banks and a few money centres and regionals are gaining business at the expense of several US money centres and regionals. Compounds money-centre bank n. chiefly U.S. a large bank, primarily based in a money centre, but also operating in global markets. ΚΠ 1952 Amer. Econ. Rev. 42 845 A rate of 3 per cent is assumed—the current prime rate for corporate borrowing at money center banks. 1992 Economist 2 May (Survey World Banking Suppl.) 17/1 Depositors in money-centre banks can rest easy: if the failing bank is big enough, its depositors will be paid off. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1838
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