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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Revenues fell for fixed income, currency and commodities due to weakness in interest rate products and some other categories.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

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

The government imposes caps when it thinks inflation, and therefore the interest rate, will grow too high.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“The company's going to loan them the money, almost no interest rate, twenty years to pay.”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam