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

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.

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.

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