discount rate
An interest rate that a central bank charges depository institutions that borrow…An interest rate that a central bank charges depository institutions that borrow reserves from it.
» The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark discount rate to an 18-year low.
Die Bundesbank senkte ihren Diskontsatz auf ein 18-Jahres-Tief. — samueldora
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)An interest rate that a central bank charges depository institutions that borrow reserves from it.
ста́вка рефинанси́рованияstávka refinansírovanija
ставка рефінансуванняstavka refinansuvannja
the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System
(countable, uncountable)The interest rate used to discount future cashflows of a financial instrument; the annual interest rate used to decrease the amounts of future cashflows to yield their present value.
Examples
3 sentencesThe Federal Reserve cut its benchmark discount rate to an 18-year low.
deDie Bundesbank senkte ihren Diskontsatz auf ein 18-Jahres-Tief. — samueldora
Is it true that Algeria is exporting gas to Italy at a discounted rate?
ruПравда, что Алжир экспортирует газ в Италию со скидкой? — Serg_K1ng
The Bank of Japan lowered its discount rate by half a percentage point Monday, bringing the key lending rate to 4.5%.
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Forms
plural: discount rates| Singular | discount rate |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan:discountbank discount
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable