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LOAN RATE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Agricultural Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- loan rate
1, record 1, English, loan%20rate
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Under U.S. Farm Bill. Not to be confused with "loan rate", "taux minimum de prêt". 2, record 1, English, - loan%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term adopted by the DTSD-Agriculture (CULSEC). 2, record 1, English, - loan%20rate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Économie agricole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- niveau de prêt
1, record 1, French, niveau%20de%20pr%C3%AAt
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- taux de prêt 2, record 1, French, taux%20de%20pr%C3%AAt
correct, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le taux de prêt permet à l'agriculteur américain participant au programme de toucher un prêt gagé sur sa récolte pour une période de 9 à 12 mois. Le taux de prêt joue donc le rôle de prix plancher, de prix garanti. 3, record 1, French, - niveau%20de%20pr%C3%AAt
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme adopté par le Comité d'uniformisation linguistique de la DSTM-Agriculture (CULSEC). 3, record 1, French, - niveau%20de%20pr%C3%AAt
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía agrícola
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tasa de préstamo
1, record 1, Spanish, tasa%20de%20pr%C3%A9stamo
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-09-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- watch rate 1, record 2, English, watch%20rate
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- loan rate 2, record 2, English, loan%20rate
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[U.S. Treasury Secretary Donald T. Regan] took aim at the prime [rate]. He pointed to the Federal Reserve Board's quarterly survey of bank lending, which showed that 48 large banks made 79 per cent of their short-term business loans below the prime rate in May. In place of the prime as a borrowing benchmark, Regan proposed a new barometer he dubbed the "watch rate" or "loan rate" that would reflect the lowest rates available to the best borrowers. 1, record 2, English, - watch%20rate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- taux minimum de prêt
1, record 2, French, taux%20minimum%20de%20pr%C3%AAt
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- coeficiente de préstamo
1, record 2, Spanish, coeficiente%20de%20pr%C3%A9stamo
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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