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prime rate

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The interest rate that large commercial banks charge on loans to customers with a high credit rating, i.e. those seen as at low risk of default.

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Equivalents

Suomiprime-korko
Bahasa Indonesiasuku bunga utama

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

prime reciprocal magic square prime rib prime ring prime subring prime suspect prime time

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