Economics, 3rd Edition

relative poverty 

a situation where an individual is not able to 

access what would be considered acceptable standards of living 

in society

rent seeking 

where individuals or groups take actions to 

redirect resources to generate income (rents) for themselves or 

the group

repo rate 

the interest rate at which the Bank of England lends on 

a short-term basis to the UK banking sector

repurchase agreement (repo) 

the sale of a non-monetary 

asset together with an agreement to repurchase it at a set price 

at a specified future date

reserve ratio 

the fraction of deposits that banks hold as reserves

reserve requirements 

regulations on the minimum amount of 

reserves that banks must hold against deposits

reserves 

deposits that banks have received but have not 

loaned out