Meanings
adjectiveinterest-bearing (not comparable)
- not comparableThat bears interest, on which interest is paid, e.g. a debt, a deposit, etc.
Under the Transport Bill now before Parliament, the Board's commencing debt was to be divided into a suspended debt and an interest-bearing debt.
1962 April, “Talking of Trains: The tasks of the Railways Board”, in Modern Railways, page 219
Translations
German zinsbar
- zinsbaron which interest is paid
Norwegian Bokmål rentebærende
- rentebærendeon which interest is paid
Swedish räntebärande
- räntebärandeon which interest is paid
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Chicago
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