variable-rate: Meaning and Definition of

var•i•a•ble-rate

Pronunciation: (vâr'ē-u-bul-rāt"), [key]
— adj.
  1. providing for changes in the interest rate, adjusted periodically in accordance with prevailing market conditions: a variable-rate mortgage.
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