interest-free

interest-free
interest-free ˌinterest-ˈfree adjective
if a loan is interest-free, the borrower does not pay interest on it:

• the World Bank's interest-free loan facility for poor countries

interest-free credit

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Ⅰ.
interest-free UK US adjective FINANCE
used to describe a loan with no extra payment in the form of interest: »

The card offers 59 days' interest-free credit.

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You are in effect getting an interest-free loan on 30% of your mortgage.

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What happens when the interest-free period expires?

Ⅱ.
interest-free UK US adverb FINANCE
without having to pay interest on a loan: »

She lent them the money interest-free.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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