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Noun: discount rate
  1. The rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System
     
  2. Interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
    - discount, bank discount

Derived forms: discount rates

Type of: interest rate, rate of interest

Encyclopedia: Discount rate