interest charge

Loan's extra cost

An interest charge is the fee a lender imposes for borrowing money, calculated as a percentage of the outstanding balance.

Credit card statements show interest charges when you carry a balance month to month: The interest charges alone added up to more than I originally borrowed.

Distinguished from other fees like late penalties or annual charges.

Opposites
loan component type

interest chargeprincipal

Chief school administrator

principal amount · principal balance · capital

financial flow direction

interest chargeinterest income

Money earned from loans

yield · return on investment · savings interest · investment return · dividend

fee vs. credit

interest chargefee waiver

Release from required payment

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

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