variable interest
BrE: /ˈvɛəriəbəl ˈɪntrəst/
Definition

Definition of variable interest - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
financeTECH.stake in an entity that changes value with that entity’s performanceTECH.
  • The company holds a variable interest in the joint venture’s profits.
2.
emotionRarecuriosity or concern that goes up and down over timeRare
  • He has a variable interest in politics, depending on current events.

Adjective

financeRareinterest amount that can change over time depending on certain conditionsRare
  • She chose a loan with variable interest to benefit from possible rate cuts.
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Expressions with variable

variable as the windadj.
changing often and unpredictably
Her moods are variable as the wind, making her hard to understand.
variable loadn.
amount of weight or demand that changes during use
The bridge was designed to handle a heavy variable load from traffic.
variable-yieldadj.
producing different amounts or results over time
The variable-yield investment attracted cautious investors.
dummy variablen.
binary variable indicating categories in statistics
The dummy variable was used to represent gender in the study.
control variablen.
factor kept constant in experiments
In the experiment, temperature was the control variable.
categorical variablen.
variable with fixed categories, not numbers
A categorical variable can be color or type.

Expressions with interest

spark interestv.
cause someone to become interested
The teacher's story sparked interest in history.
catch one's interestv.
attract someone's attention or curiosity
The colorful ad caught my interest immediately.
in someone's best interestadj.
beneficial or advantageous for someone
This decision is in your best interest.
in someone's interestadj.
beneficial or helpful for a particular person or group
This decision is in your interest.
in the interest ofprep.
to achieve or further a particular goal
In the interest of safety, please follow the guidelines.
glimmer of interestn.
small sign of curiosity or attention
She showed a glimmer of interest in the new project.
interest at heartexp.
care about someone's well-being or success
She always has her children's interest at heart.
person of interestn.
someone important or noteworthy in a situation
She became a person of interest at the conference.
pique someone's interestv.
stimulate someone's attention or interest
The new exhibit piqued her interest in art history.
returned with interestadj.
given back with added value or intensity
Her kindness was returned with interest by the community.

Terms related to variable interest

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finance
debt instrument with variable interest rate

Examples of variable interest in a sentence

  • Auditors evaluated the company’s variable interest in the special-purpose vehicle.
  • The committee showed variable interest in his proposal over the year.
  • Her variable interest in hobbies makes long-term projects difficult.
  • The credit card carries a variable interest rate linked to inflation.
  • Our mortgage has variable interest charges that adjust every six months.

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  1. French:intérêt variable, à intérêt variable, ...
  2. German:variable Beteiligung, variabel verzinst, ...
  3. Italian:partecipazione variabile, a tasso variabile, ...
  4. Spanish:participación variable, de interés variable, ...
  5. Portuguese:participação variável, variável, ...
  6. Chinese:可变权益, 浮动利率的, ...
  7. Japanese:変動持分, 変動金利の, ...
  8. Arabic:مَصْلَحَة مُتَغَيِّرَة, مُتَغَيِّر الفائِدَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:אִינְטֶרֶס מִשְׁתַּנֶּה, מִשְׁתַּנֶּה, ...
  10. Russian:переменный интерес, плавающий, ...
  11. Ukrainian:змінна частка, змінний, ...
  12. Hindi:परिवर्तनीय हिस्सेदारी, परिवर्ती, ...

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