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noun
An interest rate that a central bank charges depository institutions that borrow reserves from it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, finance
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noun
interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: discount, bank discount
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: interest rate, rate of interest
Narrower terms: bank rate
noun
the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: interest rate, rate of interest
History
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Across languages
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