# der Leitzins

der Leitzins is a German noun meaning “key interest rate”. Forms: des Leitzinses, die Leitzinse.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Leitzinses
- Plural: die Leitzinse

## In other languages

- Русский: фин. процентная ставка центрального банка, процентная ставка рефинансирования

## Meanings

1. key interest rate, benchmark interest rate (the rate set by a central bank to influence monetary policy)
   - Um die Inflation zu bekämpfen, hat die Zentralbank den Leitzins erneut angehoben. — To combat inflation, the central bank has raised the key interest rate once again.
2. base rate; federal funds rate
   - Der Leitzins gehört wegen seiner Abhängigkeit von der Konjunktur zu den Indikatoren.

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