Interest Payment

A Interest Payment is a value added to the repayment of a principal sum of a loan or of debt.

• AKA: Interest.
• Context:
  • It ranges from being Simple Interest to being a Compound Interest.
• Example(s):
  • Simple Interest.
  • Compound Interest.
• Counter-Example(s):
  • Fee.
  • Principal Sum.
  • Profit.
  • Yield.
• See: Interest Rate, Investment, Bond, Loan, Financial Transaction, Tax.

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References

2016

• (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interest
  • Interest is payment from a borrower or deposit-taking financial institution to a lender or depositor of an amount above repayment of the principal sum (i.e. the amount borrowed). It is distinct from a fee which the borrower may pay the lender or some third party.

    For example, a customer would usually pay interest to borrow from a bank, so they pay the bank an amount which is more than the amount they borrowed; or a customer may earn interest on their savings, and so they may withdraw more than they originally deposited. In the case of savings, the customer is the lender, and the bank plays the role of the borrower.

    Interest differs from profit, in that interest is received by a lender, whereas profit is received by the owner of an asset, investment or enterprise. (Interest may be part or the whole of the profit on an investment, but the two concepts are distinct from one another from an accounting perspective.)

    The rate of interest is equal to the interest amount paid or received over a particular period divided by the principal sum borrowed or lent.

    Compound interest means that interest is earned on prior interest in addition to the principal. Due to compounding, the total amount of debt grows exponentially, and its mathematical study led to the discovery of the number e. In practice, interest is most often calculated on a daily, monthly, or yearly basis, and its impact is influenced greatly by its compounding rate.

2008

• (MA DoR, 2008) ⇒ Massachussets DoR. (2008). “Municipal Finance Glossary.” Massachussets Department of Revenue - Division of Local Services
  • QUOTE: Interest – Compensation paid or to be paid for the use of money, including amounts payable at periodic intervals or discounted at the time a loan is made. In the case of municipal bonds, interest payments accrue on a day-to-day basis, but are paid every six months.

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