minimum lending rate

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  N (in Britain) the minimum rate at which the Bank of England would lend to discount houses between 1971 and 1981, after which it was replaced by the less formal base rate (英国)最低贷款利率; 曾被英格兰银行在1971年到1981年之间执行，后来被基础利率取代 ( abbr: MLR)