bunga
9.9
Extra money you pay when you borrow money from a bank
- noun
- UK
:
interés
- The bank imposes a high bunga on loans, making it expensive to borrow money.
Examples
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Many small businesses struggle to pay off their debts due to the heavy bunga they incur.
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In some regions, the bunga can significantly increase the cost of financing a home.
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(Bunga, bunga, bunga...)
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How High
usury
10
9.8
- Specialized
10
9.8
high-interest
34
4.2
34
4.2
bunga
- UK
moderate
310
3.3
310
3.3
low-interest
52
3.4
- Specialized
52
3.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bunga also means 'interest' (the extra money charged on a loan) in Indonesian; a helpful way to remember this is to imagine money 'growing' like a flower, so the extra payment is called a bunga.