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Reference rate(finance)
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stingy(2) (iou) and Reference rate (money)


stingy(2) (iou)



stingy adjective2. M17.
[Perh. from dial. var. of STING noun2: see -Y1.]
Of a person, action, etc.: niggardly, parsimonious, mean. Also foll. by of. M17.
J. A. Symonds He was never stingy of cash. National Observer (US) The..Administration is stingy about the..information it releases. B. Bainbridge He was a penniless student forced by his stingy brother to seek Employment. R. Jaffe His father had been very stingy with the Divorce settlement.
b. Of Food, a portion, supply, etc.: given sparingly or grudgingly; scanty, meagre. M19.
Bad-tempered, irritable, peevish. dial. L18.
stingily adverb L17.
stinginess noun L17.

Reference rate (money)


Definition: [crh] A benchmark interest rate (such as LIBOR) used to specify conditions of an interest rate swap or an interest rate agreement.