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repo rate

/ˈriːpəʊ reɪt/noun

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    the rate of interest at which a country's central bank lends money for a short time to commercial banks, against government securities

    रेपो दर

    • The Reserve Bank kept the repo rate unchanged.
    • A cut in the repo rate usually makes home loans cheaper.
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Do not confuse repo rate (the rate at which the central bank lends to banks) and reverse repo rate (the rate at which the central bank borrows from banks).

Repo rate (जिस दर पर केंद्रीय बैंक बैंकों को उधार देता है) और reverse repo rate (जिस दर पर केंद्रीय बैंक बैंकों से उधार लेता है) में भ्रमित न हों।

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General knowledge

In India the repo rate is decided by the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India.

भारत में repo rate भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक की मौद्रिक नीति समिति (Monetary Policy Committee) तय करती है।