noun
prime lending rate; prime rate
Finance term for the preferential lending rate offered by banks, typically to highly creditworthy borrowers or used as a benchmark for loans.
銀行はプライムレートを0.25％引き上げた。
The bank raised the prime rate by 0.25 percentage points.
プライムレートは優良企業向け貸出金利の基準
The prime rate serves as a benchmark for lending rates to blue-chip companies.