high rate of interest
1high-rate — UK US adjective FINANCE ► used to describe a loan, credit card, etc. on which you pay a lot of interest: »Beware of high rate credit cards you can end up spending more on interest than you do on the goods you ve purchased. »high rate mortgage and …
2high coupon — ➔ coupon * * * high coupon UK US noun [C] STOCK MARKET, FINANCE ► a high rate of interest paid on particular bonds: »Bonds with a high coupon trade at a discount (have higher yields) relative to bonds with a low coupon. »high coupon… …
3exorbitant rate of interest — unreasonably high interest rate …
4rate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 speed/frequency ADJECTIVE ▪ constant, expected, regular, steady, unchanged ▪ slow ▪ the slow rate of change …
5rate — rate1 /rayt/, n., v., rated, rating. n. 1. the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans. 2. a certain quantity or amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another… …
6rate — I [[t]reɪt[/t]] n. v. rat•ed, rat•ing 1) the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans[/ex] 2) a certain amount of one thing considered in relation to a unit of another thing: at… …
7Interest — Interest † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Interest Notion of interest Interest is a value exacted or promised over and above the restitution of a borrowed capital. ♦ Moratory interest, that is interest due as an indemnity or a… …
8Rate — Rate, n. [OF., fr. L. rata (sc. pars), fr. ratus reckoned, fixed by calculation, p. p. of reri to reckon, to calculate. Cf. {Reason}.] 1. Established portion or measure; fixed allowance. [1913 Webster] The one right feeble through the evil rate… …
9rate — The cost of debt service paid by a borrower or issuer to a lender or investor. The rate is expressed as an annual percentage of the amount borrowed. For some notes and bonds that pay interest semiannually, the semiannual interest due to the… …
10Rate of return — In finance, rate of return (ROR), also known as return on investment (ROI), rate of profit or sometimes just return, is the ratio of money gained or lost (whether realized or unrealized) on an investment relative to the amount of money invested.… …