| 单词 | prime rate |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprime rate prime rate n. †(a) a duty payable on imported goods (obsolete rare); (b) Banking (originally U.S.) the rate of interest at which money may be borrowed commercially by preferential customers (cf. base rate n.). 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 1815 Times 23 Jan. 1/1 There remain in the West-India Dock Company's warehouses various goods imported prior to the 31st of December, 1813, upon which no payment of prime rates, rent, and other charges has been made. 1877 Times 16 July 7/6 They hoped, with the increased work and greater stocks of tea, to make up in rent for any loss of prime rates. 1924 Wall St. Jrnl. 7 June 8 Bankers seem strongly of the opinion that the prime rate cannot go below 4 1/2% while the Federal Reserve re-discount rate holds at 4%. 1958 Wall St. Jrnl. 29 Dec. 8/3 The ‘prime’ rate was thus brought back to within a half percentage point of the 4½% rate which was in effect from August, 1957... The ‘prime’ rate is the interest banks charge their biggest borrowers with the best credit status. 1996 F. Popcorn & L. Marigold Clicking iii. 335 The prime rate went up and so did your credit card interest payments. < as lemmas |
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