Definition that contains interest rate
- squeeze a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
- floater a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
- prime interest rate the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings
- base rate the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks
- tight money the economic condition in which credit is difficult to secure and interest rates are high
- credit crunch a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
- liquidity crisis a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high