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rediscount

American  
[ree-dis-kaunt] / riˈdɪs kaʊnt /

verb (used with object)

  1. to discount again.


noun

  1. an act of rediscounting.

  2. Usually rediscounts. commercial paper discounted a second time.

Etymology

Origin of rediscount

First recorded in 1865–70; re- + discount


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Since 2020, the central bank has expanded its arsenal of tools, including relending and rediscount facilities and other low-cost loans.

From Reuters ● Mar. 3, 2023

Since 2020, when the world's second-largest economy was first jolted by the coronavirus, the central bank has expanded its arsenal of structural policy tools, including relending and rediscount facilities and other low-cost loans.

From Reuters ● Jan. 29, 2023

The Turkish central bank is ready to source unlimited funding for lira rediscount credits extended to exporter companies, a source with knowledge of central bank actions said on Wednesday.

From Reuters ● Jul. 6, 2022

By lowering the rediscount rate the Board can indirectly induce the reverse process.

From Time Magazine Archive

To make assurance doubly sure, the rediscount of loans secured by stocks and bonds is specifically prohibited.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Chester Arthur Phillips

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