(finance) A benchmark interest rate, from which other interest rates are calculated, policy rate / (UK) Especially, the interest rate at which the Bank of England lends money to commercial banks.

The change in strain (deformation) of a material with respect to time.

To subject (a good) to no value-added tax when sold (but the supplier can still recover VAT attributable to it).

present participle of zero-rate

(film, television) The ratio between the total duration of footage created for possible use in a project and the duration used in the final cut.

Alternative form of rattlepate

(medicine) The ratio (MRD + MLD) / ID, where MRD is the greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to right heart border; MLD is the greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to left heart border; and ID is the internal diameter of the chest at the level of the right hemidiaphragm.

(Internet marketing) A measure used by marketers as an indication of how many people "view" or "open" the electronic mail they send out.

(US, military) The ratio of combat troops to support forces.

Synonym of white rattlesnake root