low-rate
Americanverb (used with object)
Example Sentences
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“Many people have very, very low-rate mortgages from the pandemic period, and they kept refinancing and caught the really lowest, so it’s maybe expensive for them to move,” Powell said.
From MarketWatch
U.S. companies took advantage of a low-rate environment to issue debt, pay dividends, and repurchase shares.
From Barron's
When I refinanced to a 15-year low-rate mortgage, my investments were earning more than the interest on the mortgage.
From MarketWatch
Carry trades involve investors borrowing in a low-rate currency to invest in a higher yielding one.
Keeping low-rate mortgage debt might enable you to earn more on your cash than if you paid that debt down quickly, but it's harder to do the same with car loan debt.
From Salon
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