variable-rate
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Smaller companies tend to be more reliant on debt to fund operations, particularly of the variable-rate variety, than their larger-cap counterparts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
This might hurt smaller companies, which tend to issue more variable-rate debt to fund their businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
The largest deal, the $3 billion variable-rate Stretch, now trades around $93, below its face value of $100, and yields 11%.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
Borrowers of private student loans have already seen rates climb because of previous rate increases: Both fixed- and variable-rate loans are linked to benchmarks that track the federal funds rate, the Fed’s benchmark rate.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
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
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