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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The Bank of England left its key interest rate unchanged last month but was prepared to raise borrowing costs due to surging energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Yet when top Fed officials convened to assess the economy in March, Waller voted to maintain the central bank’s key U.S. interest rate at current levels.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says the UK's central bank will not rush to make a decision on interest rate rises, despite the world facing what he described as a "very big energy shock".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Revenues fell for fixed income, currency and commodities due to weakness in interest rate products and some other categories.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Because we’re taking him out of his high interest rate credit card debt and putting him into lower interest rate mortgage debt.’

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis