Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

time-preference theory of interest

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: time-pref-er-ence the-o-ry of in-ter-est
IPA

48

Scrabble Score

30

Letters

8

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theory stating that interest arises when present goods are exchanged for future goods because people prefer present goods over future ones.

Questions

What does time-preference theory of interest mean?: A theory stating that interest arises when present goods are exchanged for future goods because people prefer present goods over future ones.

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