外文新知

2023/09/26

Right on the money跟錢沒有關係(四)


dear money是一個財經用字,並不是「親愛的錢」,而是「利息遠高於普通貸款的錢」,例如:

★ Even allowing for inflation, that is dear money.
就算把通膨考慮進去,這筆錢的利息也很高。

如果你看到報章雜誌上「dear money policy」,由此可推,指的是「高利率政策」:

★ The finance minister said he could not accept the dear-money policy as it would have an adverse impact on overall growth.
財政部長說,他無法接受高利率政策,因為衝擊整體經濟成長。