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  • 11interest — the cost of borrowing money. Glossary of Business Terms What is paid to a lender for the use of his money and includes compensation to the lender for three factors: 1) Time value of money (lender s rate) the value of today s dollar is more than… …

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  • 12Interest — The price paid for borrowing money. It is expressed as a percentage rate over a period of time and reflects the rate of exchange of present consumption for future consumption. Also, a share or title in property. The New York Times Financial… …

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  • 13interest — in|ter|est1 [ ıntrəst ] noun *** ▸ 1 a need to know ▸ 2 activity you enjoy doing ▸ 3 money paid/received ▸ 4 quality attracting you ▸ 5 advantage/benefit ▸ 6 connection affecting someone ▸ 7 right to own part of something ▸ 8 group with same aim… …

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  • 14interest — I UK [ˈɪntrəst] / US noun Word forms interest : singular interest plural interests *** Get it right: interest: When the noun interest means a feeling of wanting to know more about something , it is followed by the preposition in, not for: Wrong:… …

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  • 15earn — [[t]ɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]] ♦♦ earns, earning, earned 1) VERB If you earn money, you receive money in return for work that you do. [V n] Charlie was earning eight pounds, I was earning five... [V n] What a lovely way to earn a living... [V …

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  • 16earn — /ɜ:n/ verb 1. to be paid money for working ● to earn £100 a week ● Our agent in Paris certainly does not earn his commission. ● Her new job is more of a transfer than a promotion, since she doesn’t earn any more. ● How much do you earn in your… …

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  • 17earn — verb 1 to get money for work, etc. ADVERB ▪ consistently ▪ reportedly, reputedly (esp. BrE) ▪ She reportedly earns more than $475 000 a year VERB + EARN ▪ …

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  • 18earn — earn1 earner, n. /errn/, v.t. 1. to gain or get in return for one s labor or service: to earn one s living. 2. to merit as compensation, as for service; deserve: to receive more than one has earned. 3. to acquire through merit: to earn a… …

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  • 19earn */*/*/ — UK [ɜː(r)n] / US [ɜrn] verb Word forms earn : present tense I/you/we/they earn he/she/it earns present participle earning past tense earned past participle earned 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to receive money for work that you do She doesn t… …

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  • 20Interest — For other uses, see Interest (disambiguation). Interest is a fee paid by a borrower of assets to the owner as a form of compensation for the use of the assets. It is most commonly the price paid for the use of borrowed money,[1] or money earned… …

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