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重利 (じゅうり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

重じゅう利り

じゅ

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り

Meanings

1

noun

compound interest

Financial term for interest calculated on both the principal and accumulated interest.

重じゅう利りで借しゃっ金きんがどんどん増ふえた。
The debt grew rapidly due to compound interest.

Kanji

重heavy, important, esteem
利profit, advantage, benefit

Similar words

単たん利り
単利 is simple interest, calculated only on the principal, while 重利 is compound interest.

Etymology

Compound of 重 (じゅう, 'layered, repeated') and 利 (り, 'interest'), literally 'layered interest'.