interest-bearing
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4.3
- adjective
- /ˈɪntrəstˌbɛrɪŋ/
- Specialized
- An interest-bearing mortgage requires the borrower to pay interest on the loan amount.
- an interest-bearing loan
Examples
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When ST has extra money (which they always do to keep a reserve), it's invested in interest-bearing accounts.
Blog text (19) -
What impressed Daddy was that I took my money and had him put it into an interest-bearing savings account rather than spend it in the candy or toy stores.
Fiction book (1999) -
We offer several interest-bearing accounts.
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You can open an interest-bearing account with a thousand dollar deposit, if you like.
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As for the million dollars... it will be placed into an interest-bearing account... given to your son on his 18th birthday.
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There are approximately $150 million in Vietnamese funds that have been blocked in U.S. interest-bearing accounts.
Academic text (1992) -
Now, instead of giving them money for something they haven't finished, we could hold back that cash and put it aside in some interest-bearing account...
Fiction book (1993) -
The bond would be kept in an interest-bearing escrow account for a predetermined length of time.
Academic text (1992) -
You can earn more money by depositing your savings in an interest-bearing account.
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Many people prefer interest-bearing accounts to keep their money safe while earning some returns.
How Much Interest
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4.3
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4.2
- Specialized
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4.3
- Specialized
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3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Interest-bearing combines interest and bearing; interest here means 'extra money' you get for lending or saving, and bearing comes from a word meaning 'to carry', like the verb 'bear'. So, an interest-bearing account or bond 'carries' interest — in other words, it earns extra money for you.