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  • 81interest group — UK US noun [C] (also special interest group) ► a group of people or organizations who work to support an interest, principle, etc. that they all have: »Local residents who oppose the new supermarket have formed an interest group that is… …

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  • 82interest parity — UK US noun [U] (also interest rate parity) FINANCE ► the theory that the possible profit from exchanging currency to that of a country with a lower interest rate, then investing the money in that country, is equal to the possible profit from… …

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  • 83interest rate — interest rates N COUNT The interest rate is the amount of interest that must be paid. It is expressed as a percentage of the amount that is borrowed or gained as profit. The Finance Minister has renewed his call for lower interest rates. ...a… …

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  • 84Interest group democracy — was an attempt by the American President Franklin D. Roosevelt to create broad support for the New Deal by giving major interest groups at least part of what they wanted. In addition to aiding bankers, farmers, corporations, and the unemployed,… …

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  • 85Interest Equalization Tax — L interest equalization tax, c est à dire « impôt d égalisation des intérêts », est un impôt introduit aux États Unis en juillet 1963. Il consistait en une retenue à la source de 15% sur les intérêts perçus sur les emprunts obligataires …

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  • 86interest rate collar — Under a collar arrangement, both an interest rate cap and an interest rate floor are sold simultaneously. The buyer ensures that if interest rates move outside an agreed range, it will receive payment from the seller. Related links collar… …

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  • 87interest rate margin — USA applicable margin, Also known as interest rate margin or margin. In the context of loans, the percentage rate above LIBOR/ABR (or equivalent) charged by a lender (together comprising the total interest rate earned by a lender on the loan) …

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  • 88interest period — USA Period of time chosen by a borrower under a loan agreement over which the floating interest rate, such as LIBOR, is fixed. Typically the interest periods are one, two, three or six months. Related terms applicable margin base rate …

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  • 89interest, compound — n. Interest paid on top of interest already accrued, in addition to interest paid on principal. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 90Interest on interest — Interest earned on reinvestment of each interest payment on money invested. See: compound interest. The New York Times Financial Glossary …

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