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bank rate

noun

  1. the rate of discount fixed by a bank or banks.
  2. British. the discount charge set by a central bank, as by the Bank of England.


bank rate

noun

  1. another name for base rate
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bank rate1

First recorded in 1875–80
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The bank rate – which is the benchmark interest rate – is expected to fall further, according to independent forecasters at the Office for Budget Responsibility.

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Other lenders have also been lowering their rates ahead of a hoped-for central bank rate cut in August.

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Central bank rates - and the rates on new mortgage deals have generally shot up over the last couple of years.

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The famous Melbourne Cup horse race runs on Tuesday, but some of the shortest odds are on an Aussie central bank rate hike over in Sydney that day.

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Higher central bank rates are the typical medicine against inflation that’s too high.

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