base raten.

Brit.

/ˈbeɪs reɪt/, U.S.

/ˈbeɪs ˌreɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: base n.¹, rate n.¹

Etymology: < base n.¹ + rate n.¹

a. A standard or minimum rate or price. Cf. base price n. at base n.¹ Compounds 3a.

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society > trade and finance > charges > [noun]

shotc1475

charge1817

base rate1869

1869 Jrnl. Telegr. 1 Dec. 3/3 Is there not, in the tariff scale, a uniform relation between the base rate, and the rate for additional words.

1913 Amer. Econ. Rev. 3 322 In all cases where the base rate is less than $2 per hundred, this does not occur until the weight of 100 pounds is reached.

1954 Changing Times Mar. 29/2 New rating plan for auto liability insurance... All rates have been figured on a base rate of $100.

1990 A. K. Ghose Econ. Growth & Employm. Struct. iii. 31 The rate of growth of the labour force already determines a certain base rate of movement of labour out of agriculture.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 Nov. a16/1 San Francisco supervisors authorized a fuel surcharge on Oct. 11, raising the ‘flag drop’, or base rate, to $3.10 from $2.85.

b. spec. A guaranteed minimum rate of pay, to which additions may be made for productivity, overtime, etc. Cf. basic rate n. (a) at basic adj. and n.¹ Additions.

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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > wage structures and scales > [noun] > rate of pay > specific

piece-rate1842

time and a half1847

time1877

base rate1889

port wages1891

trip-rate1901

time rate1902

1889 Northern Echo 29 Oct. 2/2 That an increase be made in the base rate of trapper boys and leaders.

1903 Rep. Delegates (Mosely Industr. Comm.) 60 I found the wages lower here, 26 cents being the standard, and in one shop the base rate was 23 cents only.

1923 J. D. Hackett Labor Terms in Managem. Engin. May Base Rate, the ordinary day rate of wages guaranteed, in scientific management, whether the standard task is accomplished or not.

1952 Billboard 15 Nov. 8/2 Present scale pays TV announcers a base rate of $100 per week for the first year.

2002 K. Watkins in K. Watkins & P. Fowler Rigged Rules & Double Standards vii Her base rate of pay at the factory is the official minimum of 42 colones for an eight-hour day.

2. Finance (chiefly British).

a. A rate of interest determined by a financial institution, used as a benchmark for calculating the rates available to customers.

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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [noun] > moneylending at interest > interest > rate of interest

prime rate1815

usage1822

mortgage rate1898

savings rate1904

saving rate1905

discount rate1913

base lending rate1933

prime lending rate1951

interest-rate1959

base rate1970

minimum lending rate1972

MLR1972

prime1973

bank rate1974

LIBOR1974

subprime1976

Euribor1997

1970 Economist 22 Aug. 71/3 The finance houses have broken away from Bank rate and established their own base rate derived from the three-month interbank rate.

1971 Daily Tel. 15 Oct. 1 Barclays Bank yesterday cut its base rate for lending from 5 per cent. to 4½ p.c.

1993 National (Toronto, Ont.) Aug.–Sept. 54/2 (advt.) You're eligible for a TOTAL Line of Credit with interest charged at National Trust's base rate, if secured, or just 1% above base rate, if unsecured.

2002 Sun 25 Sept. (Cashflow Suppl.) 3/1 The mortgages, available from several banks and building societies, are pegged to bank base rates.

b. spec. The interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks, and used as the benchmark for interest rates in the United Kingdom generally. Also in extended use: an interest rate of this type set by a central government institution in a country or region other than the United Kingdom. Cf. bank rate n. (b) at bank n.³ Compounds 3, minimum lending rate n. at minimum n. and adj. Compounds 1.

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1973 Guardian 31 Oct. 17/1 (advt.) With the Bank of England's Base Rate down 1% and a similar downturn in U.S. rates, we may well be at the peak of the current interest rate boom.

1988 Economist 19 Mar. 26/1 On Thursday the Bank signalled a base-rate cut of ½%.

1995 Budapest Business Jrnl. (Nexis) Oct. 11 OTP has other sources of lending, such as household savings and current accounts, that are cheaper to the bank than the national bank's base rate.

2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. (Money section) 9/7 Low inflation and market expectations that the Bank of England would cut its base rate meant that savings rates were coming under pressure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	base rate
释义	base raten. Brit. /ˈbeɪs reɪt/, U.S. /ˈbeɪs ˌreɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: base n.¹, rate n.¹ Etymology: < base n.¹ + rate n.¹ 1. a. A standard or minimum rate or price. Cf. base price n. at base n.¹ Compounds 3a. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > charges > [noun] shotc1475 charge1817 base rate1869 1869 Jrnl. Telegr. 1 Dec. 3/3 Is there not, in the tariff scale, a uniform relation between the base rate, and the rate for additional words. 1913 Amer. Econ. Rev. 3 322 In all cases where the base rate is less than $2 per hundred, this does not occur until the weight of 100 pounds is reached. 1954 Changing Times Mar. 29/2 New rating plan for auto liability insurance... All rates have been figured on a base rate of $100. 1990 A. K. Ghose Econ. Growth & Employm. Struct. iii. 31 The rate of growth of the labour force already determines a certain base rate of movement of labour out of agriculture. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 Nov. a16/1 San Francisco supervisors authorized a fuel surcharge on Oct. 11, raising the ‘flag drop’, or base rate, to $3.10 from $2.85. b. spec. A guaranteed minimum rate of pay, to which additions may be made for productivity, overtime, etc. Cf. basic rate n. (a) at basic adj. and n.¹ Additions. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > wage structures and scales > [noun] > rate of pay > specific piece-rate1842 time and a half1847 time1877 base rate1889 port wages1891 trip-rate1901 time rate1902 1889 Northern Echo 29 Oct. 2/2 That an increase be made in the base rate of trapper boys and leaders. 1903 Rep. Delegates (Mosely Industr. Comm.) 60 I found the wages lower here, 26 cents being the standard, and in one shop the base rate was 23 cents only. 1923 J. D. Hackett Labor Terms in Managem. Engin. May Base Rate, the ordinary day rate of wages guaranteed, in scientific management, whether the standard task is accomplished or not. 1952 Billboard 15 Nov. 8/2 Present scale pays TV announcers a base rate of $100 per week for the first year. 2002 K. Watkins in K. Watkins & P. Fowler Rigged Rules & Double Standards vii Her base rate of pay at the factory is the official minimum of 42 colones for an eight-hour day. 2. Finance (chiefly British). a. A rate of interest determined by a financial institution, used as a benchmark for calculating the rates available to customers. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [noun] > moneylending at interest > interest > rate of interest prime rate1815 usage1822 mortgage rate1898 savings rate1904 saving rate1905 discount rate1913 base lending rate1933 prime lending rate1951 interest-rate1959 base rate1970 minimum lending rate1972 MLR1972 prime1973 bank rate1974 LIBOR1974 subprime1976 Euribor1997 1970 Economist 22 Aug. 71/3 The finance houses have broken away from Bank rate and established their own base rate derived from the three-month interbank rate. 1971 Daily Tel. 15 Oct. 1 Barclays Bank yesterday cut its base rate for lending from 5 per cent. to 4½ p.c. 1993 National (Toronto, Ont.) Aug.–Sept. 54/2 (advt.) You're eligible for a TOTAL Line of Credit with interest charged at National Trust's base rate, if secured, or just 1% above base rate, if unsecured. 2002 Sun 25 Sept. (Cashflow Suppl.) 3/1 The mortgages, available from several banks and building societies, are pegged to bank base rates. b. spec. The interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks, and used as the benchmark for interest rates in the United Kingdom generally. Also in extended use: an interest rate of this type set by a central government institution in a country or region other than the United Kingdom. Cf. bank rate n. (b) at bank n.³ Compounds 3, minimum lending rate n. at minimum n. and adj. Compounds 1. ΚΠ 1973 Guardian 31 Oct. 17/1 (advt.) With the Bank of England's Base Rate down 1% and a similar downturn in U.S. rates, we may well be at the peak of the current interest rate boom. 1988 Economist 19 Mar. 26/1 On Thursday the Bank signalled a base-rate cut of ½%. 1995 Budapest Business Jrnl. (Nexis) Oct. 11 OTP has other sources of lending, such as household savings and current accounts, that are cheaper to the bank than the national bank's base rate. 2001 Financial Times 27 Jan. (Money section) 9/7 Low inflation and market expectations that the Bank of England would cut its base rate meant that savings rates were coming under pressure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1869
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