Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bank rate

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
bank rate
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rate of interest that a central bank charges when it lends money to another bank

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

bank rates (plural)

Phrases

policy rate key interest rate

Frequently Paired Words

policy rate key interest rate

Synonyms

discount rate

Questions

What does bank rate mean?
The rate of interest that a central bank charges when it lends money to another bank

How to pronounce bank rate

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