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Translations:      FR  taux d'intérêt (n.m.)     ES  tipo de interes (n.m.)     DE  Zinsfuß (n.m.) , Zinssatz (n.m.) 

  Concise definition of the term interest rate

An interest rate is the amount charged (paid) for lending (borrowing) money, expressed as a percentage of the sum lent (borrowed).

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