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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The losses came even as investors pared expectations for US interest rate hikes after data showed the Federal Reserve's favoured gauge of inflation came in slightly lower than expected in May.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, now anticipates one interest rate hike by year-end.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

The ECB raised its key interest rate earlier this month by a quarter-point to 2.25%, after inflation picked up on the outbreak of the conflict in Iran, driven by the jump in energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Am I letting nostalgia cloud my judgment, or would moving back into a home I love with a lower mortgage and interest rate be the smarter choice?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

The buyer of the second tranche—the second story of the skyscraper—took the next wave of prepayments and in exchange received the second highest interest rate, and so on.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis