FINANCEanactualrateafter everything has beenconsidered,ratherthan aratethat isplanned,offered, etc.:Smallbusinessesshouldbenefitfrom areductionin theeffectiverateof capital-gainstax.Thebuildingsocietywillknock1.25% offitsstandardvariablerate, giving aneffectiverateof 4.34%, forhousesbuilttoenergy-efficientcriteria.(Definition ofeffective ratefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
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effective rateThe rebates would have the greatest impact at low spending levels, where they could lower a household'seffectiverateto zero or a negative rate.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.By exceeding a 90%effectiverate, an improvement of up to 5 factors in energy loss can be seen.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theireffectiverateof fire was 68 rounds per minute.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theeffectiverateof fire was only between 110 and 120 rounds per minute because of the frequent need to change the 15-round magazines.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The maximumeffectiverateof fire was only between 110 and 120 rounds per minute due to the frequent need to change the fifteen-round magazines.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The maximumeffectiverateof fire was only between 110 and 120 rounds per minute because of the frequent need to change the fifteen-round magazines.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The state collects aneffectiverateof 24.4 cents per gallon tax on gasoline and gasohol (motor fuel), and 22.65 cents per gallon on diesel.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The state collects aneffectiverateof 18.875 cent per gallon tax on gasoline and gasohol, and 22.875 cents per gallon on diesel.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The state collects aneffectiverateof 24.4 cent per gallon tax on gasoline and gasohol, and 22.65 cents per gallon on diesel.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Although some conventions are used where the compounding frequency is understood, consumers in particular may fail to understand the importance of knowing theeffectiverate.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/effective-rate##
