Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
margin — mar·gin / mär jən/ n 1: the difference between net sales and the cost of the merchandise sold from which expenses are usu. met or profits derived 2: the amount by which the market value of collateral is greater than the face value of a loan 3 a:… … Law dictionary
Margin of error — This article is about the statistical precision of estimates from sample surveys. For safety margins in engineering, see Factor of safety. For tolerance in engineering, see Tolerance (engineering). Not to be confused with Margin for Error. The… … Wikipedia
interest rate margin — USA applicable margin, Also known as interest rate margin or margin. In the context of loans, the percentage rate above LIBOR/ABR (or equivalent) charged by a lender (together comprising the total interest rate earned by a lender on the loan) … Law dictionary
Contribution margin — Decomposing Sales as Contribution plus Variable Costs. In the *****Cost Volume Profit Analysis model, costs are linear in volume. In cost volume profit analysis, a form of management accounting, contribution margin is the marginal profit per unit … Wikipedia
reverse flex — USA The concept of reverse flex applies during the syndication process of a syndicated loan facility. It is the opposite of market flex. If the loan marketing by the arranger is so successful that more lenders are willing to commit larger amounts … Law dictionary
base rate — Also known as the repo rate. The rate set by the Bank of England which determines how much other banks and building societies pay for loans they take out from the Bank of England. The base rate in turn affects the minimum rate at which banks are… … Law dictionary
interest rate — n. The percentage used to calculate interest due on a loan. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. interest rate … Law dictionary
federal funds effective rate — USA federal funds effective rate, Also known as federal funds rate. A floating interest rate reference rate used by a lender under a loan agreement. In general terms, it is the rate per annum equal to the rate charged on federal funds… … Law dictionary
federal funds rate — USA federal funds effective rate, Also known as federal funds rate. A floating interest rate reference rate used by a lender under a loan agreement. In general terms, it is the rate per annum equal to the rate charged on federal funds… … Law dictionary
pricing grid — USA In the context of finance, a grid used to determine the applicable margin based on a performance measurement such as the credit rating of the borrower (or the loans) or the borrower s leverage ratio at a given point in time. The effect is… … Law dictionary
