"compound interest" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: compound interests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} compound interest (usually uncountable, plural compound interests)
  1. (banking, finance) Interest, as on a loan or a bank account, that is calculated on the total on the principal plus accumulated unpaid interest. Wikipedia link: compound interest Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Banking, Finance Related terms: simple interest, super-compound interest Translations (interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest): ἀνατοκισμός (anatokismós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), အတိုးရင်းပွား (a.tui:rang:pwa:) (Burmese), 複利 (Chinese Mandarin), 复利 (fùlì) (Chinese Mandarin), 利滚利 (lìgǔnlì) (Chinese Mandarin), složené úročení [neuter] (Czech), renters rente [common-gender] (Danish), samengestelde interest [masculine] (Dutch), koronkorko (Finnish), intérêts composés [masculine, plural] (French), Zinseszins [masculine] (German), ανατοκισμός (anatokismós) [masculine] (Greek), ચક્રવૃદ્ધિ વ્યાજ (cakravŕddhi vyāj) (Gujarati), kuala ʻano hui (Hawaiian), kuala hoʻohui (Hawaiian), kamatos kamat (Hungarian), bunga majemuk (Indonesian), bunga berbunga (Indonesian), ús iolraithe [masculine] (Irish), interesse composto [masculine] (Italian), 複利 (fukuri) (Japanese), 복리 (bongni) (Korean), anatocismus [masculine] (Latin), faedah kompaun (Malay), huamoni whakaputu (Maori), odsetki złożone [plural] (Polish), juros compostos [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), сло́жные проце́нты (slóžnyje procénty) [plural] (Russian), riadh fillte [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), ntiressi cumpostu [masculine] (Sicilian), ränta på ränta [common-gender] (Swedish), sammansatt ränta [common-gender] (Swedish), lambalang tubo (Tagalog), చక్రవడ్డీ (cakravaḍḍī) (Telugu), adlog [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-compound_interest-en-noun-Pmr6JVxN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: banking, business, finance

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      "sense": "interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest",
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      "sense": "interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest",
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      "sense": "interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest",
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      "sense": "interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest",
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      "word": "faedah kompaun"
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      "sense": "interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest",
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      "sense": "interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest",
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      "word": "ränta på ränta"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sammansatt ränta"
    },
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest",
      "word": "lambalang tubo"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "cakravaḍḍī",
      "sense": "interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest",
      "word": "చక్రవడ్డీ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "interest calculated on principal plus any unpaid interest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "adlog"
    }
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  "word": "compound interest"
}

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