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What (who) is discount window - definition
Discount window
INSTITUTIONAL POSSIBILITY TO BORROW MONEY FROM A CENTRAL BANK
US federal discount rate; Deposit facility; Discount rate (federal); Federal discount rate
The discount window is an instrument of monetary policy (usually controlled by central banks) that allows eligible institutions to borrow money from the central bank, usually on a short-term basis, to meet temporary shortages of liquidity caused by internal or external disruptions. The term originated with the practice of sending a bank representative to a reserve bank teller window when a bank needed to borrow money.
window dressing
WINDOW IN A SHOP DISPLAYING ITEMS FOR SALE
Cabinet-window; Shop window; Shop-window; Display-window; Show window; Window dressing; Window-dressing; Window display; Window dress; Display windows; Window displays; Window Displays; Store window
see window-dressing
window-dressing
WINDOW IN A SHOP DISPLAYING ITEMS FOR SALE
Cabinet-window; Shop window; Shop-window; Display-window; Show window; Window dressing; Window-dressing; Window display; Window dress; Display windows; Window displays; Window Displays; Store window
also window dressing
1.
Window-dressing is the skill of arranging objects attractively in a window, especially a shop window, or the way in which they are arranged.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you refer to something as window-dressing, you are critical of it because it is done in order to create a good impression and to prevent people from realizing the real or more unpleasant nature of someone's activities.
The measures are little more than window dressing that will fade fast once investors take a hard look at them.
N-UNCOUNT [disapproval]
Examples of use of discount window
1. They suggested use of the discount window would be viewed as a sign of strength.
2. In the very near term, the Federal Reserve has granted them access to its discount window.
3. Another course would be to give the firms access to the Fed‘s discount window.
4. Morgan, which, as a commercial bank, has access to the Fed‘s discount window.
5. The banks also have been provided with cash from the SBP’s discount window.