rate_of_interest (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *rate of interest*:
NOUN	possession	rate of interest, interest rate	the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use

English > *rate of interest*: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
Meaning	The percentage of a sum of money charged for its use.
Synonym	interest rate
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

HyperDic: rate_of_interest