The phrase "a long term rate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing financial terms, interest rates, or any context where a rate is applicable over an extended period.
Example: "The bank offers a long term rate for mortgages that can help homeowners save money over time."
Alternatives: "an extended rate" or "a prolonged rate".
Georgetown officials decided to lock in a long-term rate to eliminate price volatility, mindful of the risk that future government actions might send fossil fuel costs soaring.
Here's my estimate based on CBO projections of U and inflation: Given this prospect, a long-term rate well below 2 is indicated.
That provided that the county would pay a long-term rate to JPMorgan, which would pay a short-term rate to the county.
"If this is going to be a long-term rate, let's set it and resolve long-term issues of Social Security.
The disposition of a variety of wooden fishweirs and traps dating from the last 1000 years over the lower foreshore seaward of the mid-tide cliff in the Magor Pill area suggests that the latter is retreating at a long-term rate with a maximum value of the order of 0.87 m a−1 and at short-medium term rates from the order of a few decimetres to a few metres annually.
Bond investors accept less yield to lock in a long-term rate.
(I use an average of the three-, four-, and five-year EPS figures to determine a long-term rate).
If you're investing in stocks, it probably makes sense to pay a premium to lock in a long-term rate and protect yourself against getting whipsawed.
Sabatini defended the FAA's record before Congress, noting that the agency is working toward a long-term rate of four fatalities for every 100 million passengers, an incredibly low number.
Commodity mutual funds are taxed like other mutual funds, meaning at a short-term capital gains rate of up to 35% on shares held less than a year and a long-term rate of 15%.
