bills discounted

基本解释

According to Xinhua, RMB1.7 trillion in discounted bills will reach maturity in 2H09.
據新華社消息，約1.7萬億元票據貼現將在2009下半年紛紛到期。
As discounted bills mature (discounted bills and short-term loans accounted for about 1/3 of new lending in 1H09), Chinese banks are channeling the funds into medium and long-term loans.
隨著票據貼現的到期(票據貼現和短期貸款佔09上半年新增貸款的1/3)，國內銀行將資金轉至中長期貸款。
The banks have lent some of the surplus liquidity to state-owned enterprises in the form of discounted bills.
銀行借給一些過賸的流動性，以國有企業的形式，票據貼現。

On a single day in early March, by way of Treasury bills discounted at the Reichsbank, the floating debt was increased by 800 milliards.
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Commercial bills, not government securities, would be discounted and the Fed, like other central banks, would be prohibited from owning sovereign debt (other than short-term revenue anticipation bonds).
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