bank rate
noun
the rate of discount fixed by a bank or banks.
British.
the discount charge set by a central bank, as by the Bank of England.
Origin of bank rate
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby bank rate
Example sentences from the Web for bank rate
No, not quite all; for the bank-rate in England had suddenly jumped sky-high—higher, at any rate, than it had ever jumped before.
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