Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #491 of 1319

interest (n.)

money paid for borrowing or saving

Examples

  • Low interest rates.

Key rules

  • Interest is money paid for borrowing or saving
  • Interest rate, earn interest, pay interest
  • Interest is uncountable

Common mistakes

  • The bank pays me interests → The bank pays me interest
💡 Tip: Banking // Mortgages // Loans
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