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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Preliminary data showed the consumer price index with fixed interest rate fell to 1.6% year-on-year in March from 1.7% in February, below expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

This causes bond prices to fall and the yield or interest rate to rise.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

There have been calls to lower the interest rate on Plan 2 student loans as part of a wider overhaul of the system.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“The risk is that the longer the disruption to the Strait of Hormuz continues, the more this morphs into a perceived growth shock, limiting interest rate rises,” Oppenheimer wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The borrower was told he had an “effective interest rate of 7 percent” when he was in fact paying something like 12.5 percent.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis