See Also: discount rate(dictionary)
Discount Rate(money)
Discount rate(finance)
discount rate(medicine)
discount rate(encyclopedia)
Average discount rate(finance)
Average discount rate(money)
Risk adjusted discount rate(finance)
Risk-adjusted discount rate(money)
Money rate of return(finance)

Discount Rate (money)


Definition: Percentage of discount charged by a bank for purchasing loans or commercial paper in advance of the date of maturity.

Definition: [crh] The interest rate that the Federal Reserve charges a bank to borrow funds when a bank is temporarilDefinition: y short of funds. Collateral is necessary to borrow, and such borrowing is quite limited because the Fed views it as a privilege to be used to meet Definition: erm">short-term liquidity needs, and not a device to increase earnings. In context of NPV or PV calculations, the discount rate is the Definition: /?rd=annual+percentage">annual percentage applied. In the context of project financing, the discount rate is often the all-in interest rate or the interest rate plus margin.