interest also
11interest-bearing — ˈinterest ˌbearing adjective [only before a noun] FINANCE paying interest: • interest bearing current accounts * * * interest bearing UK US adjective [before noun] (also interest paying) FINANCE ► used to describe a financial pro …
12interest rate swap — An agreement under which two parties agree to exchange or swap a series of payments corresponding to each other s interest payment obligations. See also swap. + interest rate swap USA A type of over the counter derivative (OTC derivative) under… …
13Interest (emotion) — Interest is a feeling or emotion that causes attention to focus on an object or an event or a process. In contemporary psychology of interest [Silvia, Paul (2006) [http://books.google.com/books?id=J2YQAAAACAAJ Exploring the Psychology of Interest …
14interest accrual — Interest earned but not yet paid on a bond. When a bond is sold, the purchaser will have to compensate the seller for interest accrued up to the date of sale. This is achieved by means of adding on an interest accrual to the clean price being… …
15interest coverage — UK US noun [U] (also interest cover) FINANCE ► a measure of the ability of a company s profits to make the interest payments on its debt: »A company with stable earnings requires a lower level of interest coverage than one with highly variable… …
16interest group — UK US noun [C] (also special interest group) ► a group of people or organizations who work to support an interest, principle, etc. that they all have: »Local residents who oppose the new supermarket have formed an interest group that is… …
17interest parity — UK US noun [U] (also interest rate parity) FINANCE ► the theory that the possible profit from exchanging currency to that of a country with a lower interest rate, then investing the money in that country, is equal to the possible profit from… …
18Interest group democracy — was an attempt by the American President Franklin D. Roosevelt to create broad support for the New Deal by giving major interest groups at least part of what they wanted. In addition to aiding bankers, farmers, corporations, and the unemployed,… …
19interest rate margin — USA applicable margin, Also known as interest rate margin or margin. In the context of loans, the percentage rate above LIBOR/ABR (or equivalent) charged by a lender (together comprising the total interest rate earned by a lender on the loan) …
20interest 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… …
