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policy rate

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An interest rate set by a central bank to conduct monetary policy (often implemented as the bank's discount rate/bank rate or its repurchase agreement rate).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • “What is the Central Bank policy rate?”, in IMF, (Can we date this quote?): “The central bank policy rate (CBPR) is the rate that is used by central bank to implement or signal its monetary policy stance.”
  • “The policy rate”, in Norges Bank, (Can we date this quote?): “The policy rate is Norges Bank's main instrument for stabilising inflation and developments in the Norwegian economy.”

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21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سِعْر الْفَائِدَة الأَسَاسِيّ — interest rate
  • Chinese Mandarin: 政策利率 (zhèngcè lìlǜ) — interest rate
  • Danish: diskonto — interest rate
  • Finnish: ohjauskorko — interest rate
  • French: taux d'intérêt directeur — interest rate
  • German: Leitzins — interest rate
  • German: Leitzinssatz — interest rate
  • Icelandic: stýrivextir — interest rate
  • Italian: tasso di interesse di riferimento — interest rate
  • Italian: tasso di riferimento — interest rate
  • Japanese: 政策金利 (seisaku kinri) — interest rate
  • Norwegian: styringsrente — interest rate
  • Polish: podstawowa stopa procentowa — interest rate
  • Portuguese: taxa de juro diretora — interest rate
  • Russian: ключева́я ста́вка (ključevája stávka) — interest rate
  • Serbo-Croatian: ključna kamata — interest rate
  • Serbo-Croatian: ključna kamatna stopa — interest rate
  • Slovak: kľúčová úroková sadzba — interest rate
  • Slovene: ključna obrestna mera — interest rate
  • Spanish: interés oficial — interest rate
  • Swedish: styrränta — interest rate