ceiling rate
ˈsiːlɪŋ reɪt
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Definition of ceiling rate - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
financeTECH.maximum interest rate allowed on a loanTECH.
  • The ceiling rate on the mortgage is 5%.
cap rate
2.
businessTECH.USmaximum wage increase permitted by policyTECH.US
  • The ceiling rate for wage increases is 2% this year.
3.
inflationTECH.highest allowable rate of inflationTECH.
  • The government set a ceiling rate for inflation at 3%.
cap rate upper limit
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Expressions with ceiling

glass ceilingn.
invisible barrier preventing certain groups from advancing in a hierarchy
Despite her qualifications, she felt the glass ceiling in her corporate career..
income ceilingn.
cap on earnings in a specific context
The league imposed an income ceiling on player salaries.
bamboo ceilingn.
barrier to career advancement for Asians
She faced a bamboo ceiling in her company despite her qualifications.
brass ceilingn.
invisible barrier blocking women's advancement in military or police
She hit the brass ceiling despite her qualifications.
lift the ceilingv.
increase a limit or maximum level
The government plans to lift the ceiling on spending.
smash the glass ceilingv.
break through barriers to advancement
She worked hard to smash the glass ceiling in her industry.

Expressions with rate

blanket raten.
single rate applied to all items or cases
The company charges a blanket rate for all deliveries.
not rate a mentionv.
be considered too unimportant to talk about
His minor mistake did not rate a mention in the report.
at any rateadv.
used to change the subject or return to a previous subject
He's not the best at sports, but at any rate, he's enthusiastic..
it didn't rate a mentionexp.
not considered important enough to be mentioned
The tiny typo was fixed, but it didn't rate a mention in the meeting.
daily raten.
amount of money paid or charged for each day of use or work
The consultant's daily rate was higher than the company expected.
at a rate ofprep.
indicating speed or frequency of an action
The car was moving at a rate of 60 miles per hour.
at a slow rateadv.
in a way that happens with little speed
The project is moving at a slow rate.
at that rateadv.
continuing at the current speed or condition
At that rate, we'll finish by noon.
at this rateadv.
continue with the current speed or manner of action or progress
At this rate, we will finish the project by next week!
cheap raten.
price or fee that is lower than usual
We found a cheap rate for the hotel room.

Terms related to ceiling rate

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
ceilbankingborrowingcapfinanceinterestlimitloanrestrictioncontroleconomicsincrease

Examples of ceiling rate in a sentence

  • Investors were concerned about the ceiling rate.
  • The union negotiated a new ceiling rate for salaries.
  • Due to policy, the ceiling rate cannot be exceeded.
  • Economists warned that the ceiling rate might be breached.
  • The central bank monitors the ceiling rate closely.

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  1. French:taux plafond, taux maximal, ...
  2. German:Höchstzinssatz, Höchstgrenze, ...
  3. Italian:tasso massimo, limite salariale, ...
  4. Spanish:tasa máxima, tope salarial, ...
  5. Portuguese:taxa máxima, limite salarial, ...
  6. Chinese:最高利率, 工资增长上限, ...
  7. Japanese:上限金利, 上限率, ...
  8. Arabic:سعر الفائدة الأقصى, معدل سقف, ...
  9. Hebrew:רִיבִּית מַרְבִּית, תִּקְרַת שָׂכָר, ...
  10. Russian:максимальная ставка, потолочный уровень инфляции, ...
  11. Ukrainian:максимальна ставка, гранична ставка, ...
  12. Hindi:अधिकतम दर, सीलिंग दर, ...
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