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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Investors are also watching interest rates because the Bank of Japan is trying to move away from decades of ultra-low rates to control inflation.

From BBC

Since joining the central bank in September, Miran has advocated for deeper interest rate cuts, and has dissented at meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most Fed officials were wary of cutting interest rates again with inflation remaining persistently above their 2% annual target.

From MarketWatch

Investors will get twin reports this week on employment and consumer prices that will help set the stage for when the Fed cuts interest rates this year — if it reduces them at all.

From MarketWatch

Ultralow interest rates sent valuations sharply higher than that in 2021, when investors had few options other than stocks to earn a return on capital.

From The Wall Street Journal