high interest
Steep borrowing cost
High interest describes something that captures strong attention or engagement: a high-interest topic for reluctant readers, high-interest activities keep students motivated.
In finance, high interest refers to elevated rates on loans or savings accounts: high-interest debt, a high-interest savings account.
The financial sense often carries a warning—high-interest loans can trap borrowers in cycles of debt.
- fascinatedIntensely absorbed and curious
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
- engagedPledged to marry
- rivetedFastened or enthralled
- hookedDeeply dependent or bent
rapt attention · absorbed · on the edge of my seat · curious · intrigued · compelling · gripping · attention · loans · rates · APR · credit · credit card · debt · usury · loan shark · borrowing · mortgage
- interest ratesprime rate, base rate, discount rate, lending rate, nominal rate
- debtdebt, creditor, owe, debtor, lender
- money mistakesoverspending, impulse buying, gambling debt, debt spiral, no savings
- loan sharksloan shark, shylock, vig, vigorish, juice
- financial errorsbilling error, bank error, calculation error, rounding error, math error
- predatory lendingpayday loans, title loans, loan sharks, loan sharking, usury
high interestlow interest
Little attention or appeal
zero interest · interest-free · low yield · subsidized loan · prime rate
high interestlow interest
Little attention or appeal
disinterest · indifference · apathy · boredom · unconcern
high interestlow interest
Little attention or appeal
unappealing · uninteresting · dull · boring · uninspiring
high, higher, highest, highly, highness, height, heighten, heightened, heightening