interest rate

interest rate
noun
the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use (Freq. 1)
Syn: ↑rate of interest
Hypernyms: ↑rate, ↑charge per unit
Hyponyms:

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interest rate noun
A charge made on borrowed money, usu expressed as a percentage to be repaid annually
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Main Entry:interest

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interest rate UK US noun [countable] [singular interest rate plural interest rates] economics
the percentage that an institution such as a bank charges or pays you in interest when you borrow money from it or keep money in an account
high/​low interest rates:

Consumers have been discouraged by high interest rates.

cut interest rates (=reduce them):

The government has cut interest rates seven times in the past year.

Thesaurus: general words relating to bankinghyponym

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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