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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Fed minutes had little impact on bond markets, as they corroborated expectations of a pause in interest rate cutting next month.

From The Wall Street Journal

The central bank also cut interest rates several times last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Morgan expect double-digit gains in 2026 across developed and emerging markets, spurred by robust earnings growth, lower interest rates, and fewer policy risks such as tariffs.

From Barron's

Yet worries abound about the stretched valuations of artificial-intelligence companies, the path of interest rates and the outlook in Washington, D.C.

From The Wall Street Journal

The risk to holding so much cash is that the return Berkshire can receive on such holdings could fall as the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates, some analysts have warned.

From The Wall Street Journal