interest rate

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Definitions of interest rate words

noun interest rate amount added to money borrowed 1
countable noun interest rate The interest rate is the amount of interest that must be paid. It is expressed as a percentage of the amount that is borrowed or gained as profit. 0
noun interest rate the rate of interest payable on borrowed money 0
noun interest rate The interest rate is the amount of interest that must be paid on a loan or investment, expressed as a percentage of the amount that is borrowed or gained as profit. 0
noun interest rate (finance) The percentage of an amount of money charged for its use per some period of time (often a year). 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

interest — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
prime rate — the minimum interest rate charged by a commercial bank on short-term business loans to large, best-rated customers or corporations.
annual percentage rate — the annual equivalent of a rate of interest when the rate is quoted more frequently than annually, usually monthly
bank rate — The bank rate is the rate of interest at which a bank lends money, especially the minimum rate of interest that banks are allowed to charge, which is decided from time to time by the country's central bank.
prime interest rate — prime rate.

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