lending ratenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlen.dɪŋ ˌreɪt/us/ˈlen.dɪŋ ˌreɪt/also interest rate mainly UKthe amount that a bank charges on money that it lends:
Banks have raised their lending rates by two percent.
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Interest & capital
- APR
- bank rate
- base rate
- capital
- capital intensive
- capitalization
- collateral
- fund
- interest rate
- interest-bearing
- money
- nest egg
- Premium Bond
- saving
- simple interest
- stock
- the purse strings idiom
- the smart money
- venture capital
- vested interest
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