| 单词 | discount rate |
| 释义 | discount ratenoun Finance.the rate of interest charged in discounting commercial paper. the interest rate charged by Federal Reserve Banks on loans to their member banks, usually against government securities as collateral. the rediscount rate. Origin of discount rateFirst recorded in 1925–30 Words nearby discount ratediscounted cash flow, discountenance, discounter, discount house, discount market, discount rate, discount store, discourage, discouragement, discourse, discourse analysis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Cultural definitions for discount ratediscount rate The rate of interest charged by the Federal Reserve System on loans it makes to the banking system. notes for discount rateBecause the Federal Reserve System lends money to the banking industry, one mechanism it has for regulating interest rates is to vary the discount rate — that is, to make the money that banks borrow relatively more or less expensive. It is likely to lower the discount rate during economic downturns to stimulate investment and raise it during upswings to check inflation. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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