fixed charge rate
1charge — 1 n 1 a: something required: obligation b: personal management or supervision put the child in his charge c: a person or thing placed under the care of another 2: an authoritative instr …
2rate — I. /reɪt / (say rayt) noun 1. a certain quantity or amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another thing and used as a standard or measure: at the rate of 60 kilometres an hour. 2. a fixed charge per unit of quantity: a rate of… …
3rate — rate1 /rayt/, n., v., rated, rating. n. 1. the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans. 2. a certain quantity or amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another… …
4rate — I [[t]reɪt[/t]] n. v. rat•ed, rat•ing 1) the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans[/ex] 2) a certain amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another thing: at… …
5Fixed Debenture — A note that carries a fixed (as opposed to floating) charge against the issuer’s property or assets for repayment. The charge will remain on the company’s records until the debenture is repaid. Corporations can issue fixed debentures… …
6Rate-Improvement Mortgage — A type of fixed rate mortgage, which contains a clause that entitles the borrower to reduce the fixed interest rate charge on the mortgage once, and early in the mortgage. The option will be exercised when interest rates fall lower then the… …
7rate — n 1: a fixed ratio between two things 2: a charge, payment, or price fixed according to a ratio, scale, or standard: as a: a charge per unit of a commodity provided by a public utility b: a charge per unit of freight or passenger service see also …
8Rate — Rate, n. [OF., fr. L. rata (sc. pars), fr. ratus reckoned, fixed by calculation, p. p. of reri to reckon, to calculate. Cf. {Reason}.] 1. Established portion or measure; fixed allowance. [1913 Webster] The one right feeble through the evil rate… …
9rate — Ⅰ. rate [1] ► NOUN 1) a measure, quantity, or frequency measured against another quantity or measure: the crime rate. 2) the speed with which something moves, happens, or changes. 3) a fixed price paid or charged for something. 4) the amount of a …
10rate — The cost of debt service paid by a borrower or issuer to a lender or investor. The rate is expressed as an annual percentage of the amount borrowed. For some notes and bonds that pay interest semiannually, the semiannual interest due to the… …
