foreign exchange reserves
noun[plural]
FINANCE,ECONOMICSukus(alsointernational reserves);(alsoforeign currency reserves);(alsoforeign reserves)theamountsofmoneyinforeigncurrenciesthat acountryhas at aparticulartime:
Thestockmarketrecentlyhitrecordhighsand the country'sforeignexchangereservesare now at $80bn,comparedto $3.9bn when thecrisishit.
build up/accumulate foreign exchange reservesHaving atradesurplusis the mosteffectiveway ofbuildingupforeignexchangereserves.