interest rate

[ in-ter-ist reyt, -trist ]

/ ˈɪn tər ɪst ˌreɪt, -trɪst /

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noun Finance, Banking.

the amount that a lender charges a borrower for taking out a loan, typically expressed as an annual percentage of the loan balance. Interest rate also applies to the percentage charged periodically on credit card balances.

the amount earned on a savings, checking, or money market account, or on an investment, as a certificate of deposit or bond, typically expressed as an annual percentage of the account balance or investment sum.

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Origin of interest rate

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby interest rate

interest, interested, interesterification, interest group, interesting, interest rate, interest-rate futures, interface, interfacial, interfacial canal, interfacial tension

Example sentences from the Web for interest rate

UBS is the second bank to make a major settlement for interest-rate manipulation.
Speed Read: The Juiciest Bits From the UBS LIBOR Settlement |Matthew Zeitlin|December 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Only those with money in a LIBOR-based security: a pension fund, a corporate bond, an interest-rate swap, a home loan.
Bank-Bonus Culture to Blame for Barclays Scandal|Alex Klein|July 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Only in the mid-1990s did the central bank begin to publicly announce changes in interest-rate policy.
Fed's Ben Bernanke: Trust Me!|R.M. Schneiderman|April 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST
This capital is lent at an interest-rate of from ten to twelve per cent.
The Philippine Islands|Ramon Reyes Lala

Cultural definitions for interest rate

interest rate

The usual way of calculating interest — as a percentage of the sum borrowed.

单词	interest rate
释义	interest rate [ in-ter-ist reyt, -trist ] / ˈɪn tər ɪst ˌreɪt, -trɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR interest rate ON THESAURUS.COM noun Finance, Banking. the amount that a lender charges a borrower for taking out a loan, typically expressed as an annual percentage of the loan balance. Interest rate also applies to the percentage charged periodically on credit card balances. the amount earned on a savings, checking, or money market account, or on an investment, as a certificate of deposit or bond, typically expressed as an annual percentage of the account balance or investment sum. Compare APR. Origin of interest rate First recorded in 1885–90 Words nearby interest rate interest, interested, interesterification, interest group, interesting, interest rate, interest-rate futures, interface, interfacial, interfacial canal, interfacial tension Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for interest rate UBS is the second bank to make a major settlement for interest-rate manipulation. Speed Read: The Juiciest Bits From the UBS LIBOR Settlement \|Matthew Zeitlin\|December 19, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Only those with money in a LIBOR-based security: a pension fund, a corporate bond, an interest-rate swap, a home loan. Bank-Bonus Culture to Blame for Barclays Scandal\|Alex Klein\|July 3, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Only in the mid-1990s did the central bank begin to publicly announce changes in interest-rate policy. Fed's Ben Bernanke: Trust Me!\|R.M. Schneiderman\|April 27, 2011\|DAILY BEAST This capital is lent at an interest-rate of from ten to twelve per cent. The Philippine Islands\|Ramon Reyes Lala Words related to interest rate interest, prime rate, annual percentage rate, bank rate, prime interest rate Cultural definitions for interest rate interest rate The usual way of calculating interest — as a percentage of the sum borrowed. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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interest rate

noun Finance, Banking.

Origin of interest rate

Words nearby interest rate

Example sentences from the Web for interest rate

Words related to interest rate

Cultural definitions for interest rate