bank rate

noun

: the rate of interest that is charged by the banks in a particular country

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Goldman now sees the BOE holding rates steady in December, before cutting sequentially from February to bring the bank rate to 3% in November. Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024 The data comes after the Bank of England earlier this month cut interest rates for the first time in over four years, taking the key bank rate to 5%. Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024 That suggests the recent pickup in bank rate increases is at least partly a byproduct of the SVB crisis and its ripple effects, Tumin says. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023

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“Bank rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank%20rate. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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