base rate

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [beys reyt]
- /beɪs reɪt/
- /beɪs reɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beys reyt]
- /beɪs reɪt/

Definitions of base rate words

countable noun base rate In Britain, the base rate is the rate of interest that banks use as a basis when they are calculating the rates that they charge on loans. 3
noun base rate the rate of interest used by individual commercial banks as a basis for their lending rates 3
noun base rate the rate at which the Bank of England lends to the discount houses, which effectively controls the interest rates charged throughout the banking system 3
noun base rate the average number of times an event occurs divided by the average number of times on which it might occur 3
noun base rate the rate of pay per unit of time, as by the hour, or per piece, or for work performed at an established standard rate. 1
noun base rate interest rate used to calculate bank lending rate 1

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Origin of base rate

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Base rate

noun

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adverb

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preposition

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base rate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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