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Discount Rate

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Noun

1. discount rate

the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System

2. bank discount, discount, discount rate

interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Discount Rate

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noun finance
1. 
the amount of interest deducted in the purchase or sale of or the loan of money on unmatured negotiable instruments
2. 
the rate of interest deducted

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Discount Rate

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1. 
discount (sense 3)
2. 
the rate at which the Federal Reserve Banks discount or rediscount securities offered by member banks

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Discount Rate

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n.
1. The interest rate charged by a central bank on loans to its member banks. A change in the discount rate is usually followed by similar changes in the interest rates charged by banks and money markets.
2. The interest rate used in determining the present value of a future payment or series of payments.

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