discount rate
nounDefinition of discount rate
1
: the interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
2
: the charge levied by a central bank for advances and rediscounts
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Also, the lower the discount rate, the more investors value a stock’s future cash flows, bidding up valuations. — Allison Schrager, Quartz, "Why low interest rates are good for Millennials and bad for Boomers," 15 Aug. 2019 This is when airline bereavement fares come into play—discounted rates for grieving passengers who've had a death (or have an imminent death) of a family member. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, "How to Get a Bereavement Fare From an Airline," 7 Aug. 2019 Beginning July 26, Brightline, which is being re-branded as Virgin Trains USA, will offer discounted rates for fans in Broward and Palm Beach. — Wells Dusenbury, sun-sentinel.com, "Marlins partner with Brightline on discounted rates for Palm Beach, Broward fans," 18 July 2019 Hotels are discounting rates up to 60%, including Bay Gardens Beach Resort on Reduit Beach with rates that include unlimited play at the Splash Island Water Park and start at $284 in July and $183 in August. — Melanie Reffes, USA TODAY, "Summer on sale in the Caribbean: Stay at luxurious resorts at a huge discount," 11 June 2019 The discount rate on apartment rents across metro Denver this year is running 1.5 percent, not much higher than the U.S. average of 1.4 percent, according to a study released Monday by Apartments.com using CoStar numbers. — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, "If you’re hunting for apartment discounts in Denver metro, it’s clear where to look, and where not to," 25 June 2019 Subscribers get access to free two-day shipping on millions of products, as well as discounted rates on next-day shipping. — Don Reisinger, Fortune, "Amazon Is Raising the Price on Prime Monthly Memberships," 19 Jan. 2018 In January, he was appointed chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, which recommends changes in the discount rate, the interest rate for lending to other banks. — Marcia Heroux Pounds, Sun-Sentinel.com, "AutoNation shareholders vote against split in chair, CEO roles," 19 Apr. 2018 Future earnings are at the whim of management, growth depends on the economy and industry trends, and the discount rate is based on inflation and that fuzzy thing called risk. — Andy Kessler, WSJ, "Stock Picking Is Like Time Travel," 13 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'discount rate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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