interest also
51Interest Fair — An interest fair is an event somewhat like a science fair usually organized by a school that involves a group of corrugated cardboard boards on which students put information on their favorite topic or hobby Originally they also had to write a… …
52Interest Rate Future — A futures contract with an underlying instrument that pays interest. An interest rate future is a contract between the buyer and seller agreeing to the future delivery of any interest bearing asset. The interest rate future allows the buyer and… …
53interest — {{11}}interest (n.) mid 15c., legal claim or right; concern; benefit, advantage; earlier interesse (late 14c.), from Anglo Fr. interesse what one has a legal concern in, from M.L. interesse compensation for loss, noun use of L. interresse to… …
54Interest rate swap — A binding agreement between counterparties to exchange periodic interest payments on some predetermined dollar principal, which is called the notional principal amount. For example, one party will pay fixed and receive variable. The New York… …
55Interest Cost — The cumulative sum of the amount of interest paid on a loan by a borrower. This amount should include any points paid to reduce the interest rate on a loan, since points are in effect pre paid interest. Additionally, any negative points or… …
56interest groups — A valuable element of democracy is the ability and willingness of citizens to organize on their own behalf, and to seek to influence legislatures, government agencies, and public opinion . Citizens so organized are often termed interest groups (a …
57interest-free — ADJ: usu ADJ n An interest free loan has no interest charged on it. He was offered a ₤10,000 interest free loan... Many stores are offering interest free credit. ADV: ADV after v Interest free is also an adverb. Customers allowed the banks to use …
58interest — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably alteration of earlier interesse, from Anglo French & Medieval Latin; Anglo French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, to be between, make a difference, concern, from inter + esse to be more at is Date:… …
59Interest risk position — Difference between interest maturities of assets plus contingent assets and interest maturities of liabilities plus contingent liabilities measured over a defined period, being the measure of the interest rate risk. Also known as the interest… …
60interest — 1. The cost of borrowing *money, or the *reward for lending money. Interest is calculated by applying an *interest rate to a sum of money. See also *compound interest, *simple interest, *Islamic finance, and *usury. 2. A legal right or a share in …
