Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cost of money

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables: cost of -money
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The interest rate paid for borrowed funds or the interest itself.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The government has also deregulated interest rates, letting the market decide the cost of money."
"Stocks and bonds have often moved in tandem recently because low interest rates make shares more appealing and cut the cost of money to companies."
"During the span of time that oil and other natural resources costs have more than doubled, the cost of money, or interest rates, has gone from 1% to 5%."
"Central banks change the cost of money—the interest rate—in order to clear labour markets."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

costs of money (plural)

Questions

What does cost of money mean?: The interest rate paid for borrowed funds or the interest itself.

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