interest-bearing

Generates periodic payments

Interest-bearing describes financial instruments that pay interest to the holder.

An interest-bearing account earns money on deposits.

Interest-bearing bonds pay periodic returns.

The term distinguishes accounts or investments that generate income from those that don't: She moved her savings to an interest-bearing account.

instruments

bond

Binding tie or connection

money market · annuity · note · debenture · municipal bond · corporate bond · savings bond · fixed deposit · term deposit · gilt

returns

yield

Produce or relinquish

  • APYAnnualized compounded interest rate
  • rateMeasured speed or charge
  • accrualIncremental addition over time

earnings · coupon · dividend · appreciation · payout · annual return

accounts

savings

Accumulated money kept

passbook · trust account · escrow · high-yield savings

lending

loan

Borrowed money repaid later

creditor · debtor · amortization · repayment · outstanding balance · installment · finance charge · credit · secured loan · unsecured loan

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Opposites
yield/return generation

interest-bearinginterest-free

No added cost for borrowing

zero-coupon · checking account · barren · unproductive · costless

cost to borrower

interest-bearinginterest-free

No added cost for borrowing

gratuitous · charitable · gift · Islamic finance

Family

interest, bearing, interests, interested, interesting, interestingly, disinterested, uninterested, uninteresting

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