interest rate Interest per year divided by principal amount, expressed as a percentage. see also bond, adjustable rate mortgage, applicable federal rate, federal funds rate, average weighted maturity, bank rate, barometer, indicator, basis point, benchmark interest rate, broker loan rate, cap, ceiling, floor, consolidated bond, cost of debt capital, coupon rate, cyclical industry, discount rate, duration, econometrics, monetary policy, Federal Open Market Committee, Federal Reserve Board, fixed rate, adjustable rate, income risk, initial interest rate, rate lock, LIBOR, mortgage, loan, prepayment risk, present value, prime rate, rate-improvement, real interest rate, Regulation Q, renegotiable rate, rho, risk-free return, squeeze, standard payment calculation, usury, wraparound loan, yield curve, nominal rate, start rate.
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