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51interest — ► NOUN 1) the state of wanting to know about something or someone. 2) the quality of exciting curiosity or holding the attention. 3) a subject about which one is concerned or enthusiastic. 4) money paid for the use of money lent. 5) a person s… …
52Interest aggregation — is the activity in which the political demands of groups and individuals are combined into policy programs.Methods by which individuals and groups may effect changebringing people of like minds together to seek change or make demands on the… …
53Interest expense — relates to the cost of borrowing money. It is the price that a lender charges a borrower for the use of the lender s money. Interest expense is different from OPEX and CAPEX, for it relates to the capital structure of a company. Interest expense… …
54interest rate cap — Under a cap arrangement, the seller of the cap will make payments to the buyer if interest rates rise above an agreed rate. The payment to be made is calculated by reference to a notional principal sum over an agreed term. In return, the buyer… …
55interest rate floor — The opposite of an interest rate cap. An arrangement under which the seller, in return for a premium, will pay to the buyer the difference between the specified floor rate and the lower variable rate, should the variable rate fall below that… …
56interest coverage ratio — USA The ratio of EBITDA to interest payments due on debt for borrowed money. This financial ratio measures the company s ability to satisfy its interest payments as they become due. Higher ratios (greater than 1:1) are preferable and indicate the …
57interest amortization — UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► the division of the interest on a loan into a number of regular payments through the whole period of the loan and the making of these payments: »Interest amortization allows a mortgage to be repaid in monthly repayments… …
58interest compounded annually — UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► a method of calculating and adding interest to an investment or loan once a year, rather than for another period: »If you borrow $100,000 at 5% interest compounded annually, after the first year you would owe $5,250 on a… …
59interest in advance — UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► interest relating to a particular period of a loan, calculated or paid at the beginning of the period: »If you pay interest in advance for a period that goes beyond the end of the tax year, payments will normally be… …
60interest in arrears — UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► interest relating to a particular period of a loan, calculated or paid at the end of the period: »The company went bankrupt owing $2.4 million of interest in arrears …
