Meanings
- not comparableNot collateralized.
The bank [Bank of Japan] kept its policy rate, an uncollateralized overnight call rate, at 0.5% the same day.
2025 May 1, Jada Nagumo, “BOJ governor keeps rate hike in play but stresses 'high uncertainty'”, in Nikkei, archived from the original on 01 May 20251 more example
Today, a bank can borrow dollars on an uncollateralized basis for a month in the interbank market for about 0.30 percent, which is more attractive than a Fed loan requiring full collateral, even if it is slightly cheaper.
2009 June 23, Dwight Cass, Christopher Hughes, “Unwinding Fed Support”, in New York Times
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uncollateralized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncollateralized
“uncollateralized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncollateralized. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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