base rate

English

Noun

base rate (plural base rates)

  1. (finance) A benchmark interest rate, from which other interest rates are calculated, policy rate
    On loans to higher-risk customers, the bank charges 5% above the base rate.
  2. (UK) Especially, the interest rate at which the Bank of England lends money to commercial banks.

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