Lombard rate

noun

An interest rate charged by a central bank for very short-term loans to other banks against an approved collateral.

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Meanings

nounLombard rate (plural Lombard rates)

plural Lombard rates

  1. businessAn interest rate charged by a central bank for very short-term loans to other banks against an approved collateral.

Origin

Lombard (“banker or moneylender”)

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Translations

Czech lombardní sazba
  • lombardní sazbainterest rate
Finnish Lombard-korko
  • Lombard-korkointerest rate
French taux lombard
  • taux lombardinterest rate
German Lombardsatz
  • Lombardsatzinterest rate
Italian tasso lombard
  • tasso lombardinterest rate
Spanish tasa de interés lombarda
  • tasa de interés lombardainterest rate
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APA

Lombard rate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lombard%20rate

MLA

“Lombard rate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lombard%20rate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lombard rate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lombard%20rate.

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