cut rate

American  

noun

1. a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.

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Other Word Forms

• cut-rate adjective

Etymology

Origin of cut rate

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

Bank of America analysts still expect the ECB to cut rates in March but their conviction is fading, they said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

But even if Warsh pushes the Fed to cut rates when he joins in May, it’ll take further institutional adoption of bitcoin — in addition to monetary policy easing — to push the crypto’s price higher.

From MarketWatch

The Fed cut rates three times last year to support a fragile job market.

From MarketWatch

The Federal Reserve stood pat Wednesday, but it already has cut rates six times during this cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gold extended its climb in afternoon trading after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and signaled the central bank is in no hurry to cut rates further, given recent solid economic data.

From The Wall Street Journal

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