贴息

貼息

tiēxī

verb

Meanings

1 to discount (a bill of exchange)
2 to subsidize interest
3 interest subsidy

Characters

to paste; to subsidize

Examples

HSK 4

银行可以把这张汇票拿去贴息。

Yínháng kěyǐ bǎ zhè zhāng huìpiào ná qù tiēxī.

The bank can take this bill of exchange to be discounted.

HSK 5

政府对农民贷款提供贴息支持。

Zhèngfǔ duì nóngmín dàikuǎn tígōng tiēxī zhīchí.

The government provides interest subsidies for farmers' loans.

Tips

usage

贴息 has two senses. In commercial banking, it means 'to discount a bill' - pay out early, deducting interest. In policy contexts (贴息贷款) it means 'interest subsidy' - the government pays part of the interest on behalf of the borrower.

Stroke Order

贴 tiē

息 xī