| NOUN | possession | interest rate, rate of interest | the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use |
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| Meaning | The percentage of a sum of money charged for its use. | |
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| Synonym | rate of interest | |
| Narrower | base rate | The interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks |
| discount rate, discount, bank discount | interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan | |
| discount rate | The rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System | |
| prime interest rate | The interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings | |
| usury, vigorish | An exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest | |
| Broader | rate, charge per unit | Amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis |
| Spanish | interés, tasa de interés, tipo de interés | |
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