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Zinsmarge

interest margin

noun TSINS-mar-zheh Rare
People & Society Money

Also means

net interest margin

Usage Note

Zinsmarge is the difference between the interest rate a bank charges on loans and the rate it pays on deposits. A wide Zinsmarge is the primary source of banking profit; it narrowed significantly in Germany during years of low ECB interest rates.

Examples

"Die Zinsmarge der Geschäftsbanken ist in den letzten Jahren stark gesunken."

Natural Translation

Commercial banks' interest margin has fallen sharply in recent years.

Literal Translation

The interest-margin of-the commercial-banks is in the last years strongly fallen.

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