noun
high interest rates; high interest
Refers to high interest rates on loans or deposits. 'Expensive money' and 'dear money' are financial jargon for high borrowing costs.
高金利のローンは返済が大変だ。
Loans with high interest rates are hard to repay.
高金利の預金口座を探している。
I'm looking for a deposit account with high interest.
金利 is the general term for 'interest rate', while 高金利 specifically means 'high interest rate'.
Compound of 高 (high) + 金利 (interest rate).