prime interest rate

基本解释

The yield of the national debt market is the prime interest rate of money markets.
国债市场收益率是金融市场的基准利率。
Carter is the first president with poll rating lower than the prime interest rate.
卡特是第一个民众支持率低于银行最低利率的总统。
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First of all, the prime lending rate is the interest rate that banks charge each other for short term loans.
首先，基本放款利率是银行间相互进行短期借贷时使用的利率。

And prime rate would clearly be the wrong interest rate to use for Apple cannot lend money out, risk free, at the prime rate.
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Users of the ReservePlus loan card pay themselves an interest rate pegged at the prime rate (currently 5%) plus a service fee of from 2.9% to 3.25% of the outstanding balance, which goes to Bent's firm.
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Because the interest rate varies based on the prime rate, which you would know if you read the fine print.
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