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HIGH-INTEREST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does high-interest mean?
• HIGH-INTEREST (adjective)
The adjective HIGH-INTEREST has 1 sense:
1. (used of loans) charging a relatively large percentage of the amount borrowed
Familiarity information: HIGH-INTEREST used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used of loans) charging a relatively large percentage of the amount borrowed
Antonym:
low-interest ((used of loans) charging a relatively small percentage of the amount borrowed)
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