variable-rate
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The variable rate at the time on Black’s art loan was 1.43%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
If the Bank does trim rates, repayments on an average standard variable rate mortgage of £250,000 over 25 years will fall by £40 per month, according to Moneyfacts.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025
A similar number of householders have variable rate deals, and lenders will be under pressure to cut their rates if the Bank reduces the base rate.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025
Some tracker and variable rate mortgages move fairly closely in line with the Bank's base rate.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024
Mr Day, who is retired, currently pays £1,027 a month, but when his fixed rate of 1.89% ends, he will move on to his lender's standard variable rate of 7.99%.
From BBC • May 9, 2024
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