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high-interest

high-interest

12 4.2
Making you pay a lot of interest on borrowed money
  • adjective
  • /haɪ ˈɪn.tə.rest/
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  • If you didn't have high interest loans or credit card debt, you'd be feeling good, wouldn't you?
  • high-interest loans
  • high interest rates
  • charging high interest

Jesus, but especially if you have high interest debt.

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Examples

  • The less you borrow, the more you save yourself from paying high interest and high fees.

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  • If you fall behind, you will end up being stuck with paying high interest on the remaining balance.

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  • TIP! You should pay any credit cards with high interest rates before paying those with lower ones.

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  • If you have high interest debts, you would be better off just paying down your credit card balance.

  • Many students struggle to pay off their high-interest loans after graduation.

  • She decided to refinance her high-interest credit card to save money on interest payments.

  • Taking out a high-interest loan can lead to significant financial pressure if not managed properly.

Antonyms

low-interest
  • Specialized
33 3.4

A loan or card that charges only a small extra amount for borrowing money

How Expensive

usurious
  • Specialized
1 9.9
high-interest
12 4.2
low-interest
  • Specialized
33 3.4

Surface Forms

high-interest positive

Morphology

high-interest = high + interest (transparent) = high + interest

The adjective is a direct compound 'high' + 'interest' describing a loan with a large interest rate; learners can infer the meaning from the parts.

Etymology

The phrase high-interest is made of high and interest, where high means 'large' and interest means the 'extra money' you pay when you borrow. So a high-interest loan is one that costs a lot in extra money.