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Verzinsung

interest payment; interest rate applied

noun fer-TSIN-zung Rare
People & Society Money

Also means

yielding of interest

Usage Note

Verzinsung refers to the process of interest accruing on a sum, or the rate at which it does so. Jährliche Verzinsung = annual interest. Used both for accounts (Verzinsung des Guthabens) and loans. More specific than Zinssatz.

Examples

"Die Verzinsung des Festgeldkontos beträgt derzeit zwei Komma fünf Prozent."

Natural Translation

The interest rate on the fixed-term deposit account is currently two point five percent.

Literal Translation

The interest-rate of the fixed-deposit-account amounts currently two point five percent.

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