simple interestnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌsɪm.pəl ˈɪn.trəst/us/ˌsɪm.pəl ˈɪn.trɪst/money that is paid only on an original amount of money that has been borrowed or invested, and not on the extra money that the original amount earns
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compound adjective
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Interest & capital
- APR
- bank rate
- base rate
- capital
- capital intensive
- capitalization
- collateral
- fund
- interest rate
- interest-bearing
- lending rate
- money
- nest egg
- Premium Bond
- saving
- stock
- the purse strings idiom
- the smart money
- venture capital
- vested interest
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