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41Interest on interest — Interest earned on reinvestment of each interest payment on money invested. See: compound interest. The New York Times Financial Glossary …
42interest-only strip — ( I/O) A form of stripped mortgage backed security ( MBS) that only passes interest payments received from the underlying mortgage loans to the security owners. May be a real estate mortgage investment conduit ( REMIC) tranche. American Banker… …
43interest arbitrage — UK US noun [U] (also interest rate arbitrage) FINANCE ► a method of making a profit by buying currency in one place and selling it in another place, making use of the difference in interest rates in the two places: »A tax on international… …
44interest capitalization — UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► the addition of the interest that has not yet been paid on a loan to the original amount of the loan: »The increase in interest expense resulted from interest capitalization of €1.5 million in relation to new machinery …
45interest inventory — UK US noun [C] (also strong interest inventory, interest survey) ► a test for helping people find a suitable job by matching their interests with the interests of people in particular jobs: »Students can do an interest inventory to discover the… …
46interest rate hedging — UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► the activity of using financial products to protect against future changes in interest rates: »Interest rate hedging helps protect your borrowing from the risk of fluctuations in interest rates …
47interest repayment — UK US noun [C or U] BANKING, FINANCE ► the payment of interest on a loan: »the six main types of mortgage interest repayment »An economic slowdown may hit profits which are needed to make interest repayments …
48interest-free — adj an interest free ↑loan has no interest charged on it ▪ interest free credit …
49interest-free — adjective not charging you any interest on the money you borrow or the CREDIT you are given: interest free loans/credit ╾ ,interest free adverb …
50interest — [n1] attraction, curiosity absorption, activity, affection, attentiveness, care, case, concern, concernment, consequence, diversion, engrossment, enthusiasm, excitement, game, hobby, importance, interestedness, into, leisure activity, matter,… …
