rate of interest
Example Sentences
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What Bagehot actually said was that a central bank must face down a panic by lending freely at a high rate of interest to solvent banks against good collateral.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The current dynamic of higher-for-longer yields also poses a threat to the government, which needs to pay a higher rate of interest on its debt.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025
Veterans could borrow from the government against their bonus certifications, but only at a high rate of interest.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
It has also taken on loans from Riverstone which charge a high rate of interest.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024
One way was by lending money to Christians, often at a high rate of interest.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
