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deposit interest rate; rate paid on savings
The rate of interest a bank pays on money held in deposit accounts, expressed as an annual percentage. A standard term in personal finance and banking.
預金利率が下がる。
for the deposit interest rate to fall.
この銀行は預金利率が高い。
This bank offers a high deposit interest rate.
長く続く低金利で、預金利率はほとんどゼロに近い。
After a long stretch of low interest rates, the deposit rate is almost zero.
The rate earned by the depositor; set low in Japan during long periods of low interest rates.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 預金利率を引き上げる: to raise the deposit rate
- 預金利率を比較する: to compare deposit rates
- 高い預金利率: a high deposit rate
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 金利: interest rate — the broad term, covering both deposits and loans
- 貸出金利: lending rate — the rate a bank charges on loans, not pays on deposits