Etymology
Origin of loanable
Example Sentences
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It rides the cusp of technological change with e-books, artificial intelligence, trained computer “cybernauts” and 7,000 loanable Tech2go backpack bundles complete with laptops and hotspot connections.
From Los Angeles Times
"With so many lockdowns, road barricades and property curbs, the most concerning issues lie mainly on the supply side, and merely adding loanable funds and slightly cutting lending rates are unlikely to effectively boost final demand."
From Reuters
Such strong competition for loanable funds could potentially choke off the expansion with high interest rates.
That said, in practice, the supply of loanable funds is not finite — households may save more with higher interest rates, for example, and foreign capital might flow in.
From New York Times
That is just another way of saying that interest rates depend on what economists call loanable funds and liquidity preference.
From Washington Post
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