Meanings
noundiscount rate (countable and uncountable, plural discount rates)
plural discount rates
- countableuncountablebusinessAn interest rate that a central bank charges depository institutions that borrow reserves from it.
Synonyms: bank rate
- countableuncountablebusinessThe interest rate used to discount future cashflows of a financial instrument; the annual interest rate used to decrease the amounts of future cashflows to yield their present value.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn interest rate that a central bank charges depository institutions that borrow reserves from it.
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More synonyms by meaning
nouninterest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
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Translations
Finnish diskonttokorko, diskonttokorko
- diskonttokorkointerest rate used to discount future cashflow
- diskonttokorkocentral bank rate
Polish stopa dyskonta, oprocentowanie
- stopa dyskontainterest rate used to discount future cashflow
- oprocentowaniecentral bank rate
Russian ста́вка рефинанси́рования
- ста́вка рефинанси́рования (stávka refinansírovanija)central bank rate
Ukrainian ставка рефінансування
- ставка рефінансування (stavka refinansuvannja)central bank rate
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APA
discount rate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discount%20rate
MLA
“discount rate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discount%20rate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discount rate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discount%20rate.
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