variable-rate
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The Strategy variable-rate preferred known as Stretch comes out the winner because it offers an 11%, tax-deferred yield.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
He decided to enhance the company’s frenetic bitcoin buying by selling variable-rate perpetual, cumulative preferred stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Mason said HomeStreet had already begun shifting its lending strategy toward more variable-rate loans, which adjust with interest rates.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024
Both banks had no variable-rate mortgages with amortizations greater than 30 years prior to the start of rate hikes.
From Reuters ● Jun. 27, 2023
Both fixed- and variable-rate loans are linked to benchmarks that track the federal funds rate.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
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