raising interest rates
collocation in Englishmeaningsofraise,interestandrate
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raise
noun[C]
uk/reɪz/us/reɪz/
an increase in the amount that you are paid for the work ...
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interest
noun
uk/ˈɪn.trəst/us/ˈɪn.trɪst/
the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more ...
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rate
noun[C]
uk/reɪt/us/reɪt/
the speed at which something happens or changes, or the amount or number of times it happens or changes in a ...
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(Definition ofraise,interestandratefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Raisinginterestrates and protecting the value of the dollar are policies that are beyond the domain of industrial relations, but they were nonetheless highly disruptive of union-management relations.
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You can always debate aboutraisinginterestrates, even by a quarter percent, which is almost not noticeable in the larger scheme of things.
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Initially, the government responded by buying sterling andraisinginterestrates in an attempt to prop up the pound.
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Raisinginterestrates may be a necessary short-term measure, but it can never be more than that.
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Considering the pressure on the pound last week, is it not the case that we would have beenraisinginterestrates?
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If we are to have higher investment it is obvious that within the exchange rate mechanism our scope forraisinginterestrates is limited.
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How does arbitrarilyraisinginterestrates help to reduce the risk of small businesses going out of business and causing more unemployment?
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The most serious consequence has been the effect ofraisinginterestrates and making them higher than they otherwise would be.
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I responded at once byraisinginterestrates.
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Will he make it plain that he does not intend to reverse the adjustment byraisinginterestrates once again?
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Raisinginterestrates is an absurd response to the need to maintain the position, avoid debt and tighten credit.
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He did not includeraisinginterestrates.
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It used to be thought of asraisinginterestrates by slamming down on credit.
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Raisinginterestrates is an essential ingredient of that battle.
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Cutting public spending andraisinginterestrates to force inflation down is not the only answer to finding satisfactory economic solutions.
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There is no domestic monetary reason forraisinginterestrates.
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It is perverse and wrong to attempt to prop up an uncompetitive rate byraisinginterestrates.
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Raisinginterestrates will dampen the demand for houses, but it is a genuine example of tackling symptoms, not causes.
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It has been said thatraisinginterestrates will somehow induce people to save more.
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