interest rate

[in-ter-ist reyt, -trist] / ˈɪn tər ɪst ˌreɪt, -trɪst /

NOUN

sum charged for use of money

Synonyms

STRONGEST

interest

WEAK

annual percentage rate bank rate borrowing rate lending rate price of money prime interest rate prime rate rate of interest

Example Sentences

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Powell's replacement by a Fed chair who favors significantly lower interest rates would lend further downward pressure on the dollar.

From Barron's

It says those incentives help attract users and give consumers more choices in a world with paltry checking account interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal

While markets had appeared unfazed by bubbling geopolitical issues headed into the year, the rapid escalation in trade tensions over Greenland changed that, said Thierry Wizman, global foreign exchange and interest rate strategist at Macquarie.

From BBC

The FOMC's 12 voting members take majority votes to decide on interest rate adjustments, and observers will be monitoring if the next chief can unite officials to back further rate cuts.

From Barron's

Higher interest rates increase the value of the dollar because they attract foreign investors to dollar-denominated assets like Treasury debt.

From Barron's