interest earnings
Money from lending
Interest earnings are income generated from lending money or depositing funds—what a bank pays you for keeping money in a savings account, or what a bond pays its holder.
The term appears in financial statements and tax contexts: The account generated $500 in interest earnings last year.
Distinguished from other investment returns like dividends or capital gains.
- savings accountInterest-bearing bank holding
- municipal bondLocal government debt instrument
- bondBinding tie or connection
- income statementPeriodic profit-loss report
- principalChief school administrator
annuity · tax deduction · corporate bond · personal loan · mortgage · amortization · balance sheet · tax code · liquidity · usury laws · ledger · bank statement · yield · passive income · opportunity cost · banking regulations · credit agreements · nest egg
- Tax-Advantaged AccountsFSA, health savings, contributions, reimbursement, account balance
interest earningswages
Payment for work
salary · earned income · employment income · paycheck · hourly wages
interest earningsinterest payments
Money owed for borrowing
interest charges · debt service · finance charges · borrowing costs · mortgage interest
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