Phrase guide

compound interest

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Interest, as on a loan or a bank account, that is calculated on the total on the principal plus accumulated unpaid interest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: banking, business, finance

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: interest

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: အတိုးရင်းပွား (a.tui:rang:pwa:) — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 複利 /复利 (fùlì) — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 利滚利 (lìgǔnlì) — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Czech: složené úročení — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Danish: renters rente — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Dutch: samengestelde interest — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Finnish: koronkorko — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • French: intérêts composés — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Georgian: რთული პროცენტი (rtuli ṗrocenṭi) — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • German: Zinseszins — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Greek: ανατοκισμός (anatokismós) — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Ancient Greek: ἀνατοκισμός (anatokismós) — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Gujarati: ચક્રવૃદ્ધિ વ્યાજ (cakravŕddhi vyāj) — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Hawaiian: kuala ʻano hui — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Hawaiian: kuala hoʻohui — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Hindi: चक्रवृद्धि ब्याज (cakravŕddhi byāj) — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Hungarian: kamatos kamat — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Indonesian: bunga majemuk — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Indonesian: bunga berbunga — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Irish: ús iolraithe — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Italian: interesse composto — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Japanese: 複利 (fukuri) — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Korean: 복리 (bongni) — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Latin: anatocismus — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Malay: faedah kompaun — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Māori: huamoni whakaputu — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Norwegian: rentes rente — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Polish: odsetki złożone — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Portuguese: juros compostos — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Russian: сло́жные проце́нты (slóžnyje procénty) — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Scottish Gaelic: riadh fillte — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Sicilian: ntiressi cumpostu — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Spanish: interés compuesto — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Swedish: ränta på ränta — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Swedish: sammansatt ränta — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Tagalog: lambalang tubo — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Telugu: చక్రవడ్డీ (cakravaḍḍī) — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Unami: ahànchi nichanu — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest
  • Welsh: adlog — interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest