Phrase guide

interest rate

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The percentage of an amount of money charged for its use per some period of time (often a year).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, finance

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cost of money, rate of interest

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rate of interest

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rate, charge per unit

Narrower terms: discount rate, discount, bank discount, base rate, prime interest rate, usury, vigorish

History

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Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سِعْر الْفَائِدَة (siʕr al-fāʔida) — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Catalan: tipus d'interès — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Catalan: taxa d'interès — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Chinese Mandarin: 利率 (lìlǜ) — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Chinese Mandarin: 利息率 (lìxīlǜ) — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Chinese Mandarin: 息率 (xīlǜ) — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Czech: úroková sazba — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Czech: úroková míra — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Esperanto: interezo — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Esperanto: rentumo — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Finnish: korkokanta — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Finnish: korko — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • French: taux d'intérêt — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Georgian: საპროცენტო განაკვეთი (saṗrocenṭo ganaḳveti) — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • German: Zinssatz — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • German: Zinsfuß — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Greek: επιτόκιο (epitókio) — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Hungarian: kamatláb — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Indonesian: suku bunga — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Italian: tasso di interesse — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Japanese: 利率 (riritsu) — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Japanese: 金利 (kinri) — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Kazakh: пайыздық мөлшерлеме (paiyzdyq mölşerleme) — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Khmer: កំរិតការប្រាក់ (kɑmrət kaa prak) — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Korean: 이율 (iyul) — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Malay: kadar faedah — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rentesats — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rentesats — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Persian: نرخ بهره (nerx-e bahre) — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Polish: stopa procentowa — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Portuguese: taxa de juros — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Russian: проце́нтная ста́вка (procéntnaja stávka) — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Spanish: interés — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Spanish: tasa de interés — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Spanish: tipo de interés — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Spanish: tipo — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Swahili: kiwango cha riba — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Swedish: räntesats — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Tagalog: kabilsan ng tubo — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Turkish: faiz oranı — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Ukrainian: проце́нтна ста́вка (procéntna stávka) — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Ukrainian: відсоткова ставка (vidsotkova stavka) — percentage of money charged for its use per some period
  • Vietnamese: lãi suất — percentage of money charged for its use per some period