rate of interest
Example Sentences
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He prescribed in the same breath that, in so doing, the central banks should charge a high rate of interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
If the market starts to worry about U.S. debt levels and pushes up the rate of interest on Treasury bonds to compensate, this in turn pushes up the rates of return demanded by everything else.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
While accepting the government has no "appetite for debt cancellation", she said reducing the repayment period and the rate of interest the council is paying the government over its debts could be reviewed.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2025
Veterans could borrow from the government against their bonus certifications, but only at a high rate of interest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
The investor in the top floor of the building received the lowest rate of interest but had the greatest assurance that his investment wouldn’t end before he wanted it to.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
