Zinseszins

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German

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Etymology

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Zins (interest) +‎ -es- +‎ Zins, literally interest of interest. First attested in the dictionary by Kaspar von Stieler (1691), with the gloss "zins auf zins anatocismus, usura usurarum".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɪnzəsˌtsɪns/
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  • Hyphenation: Zin‧ses‧zins

Noun

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Zinseszins m (mixed, genitive Zinseszinses, plural Zinseszinsen)

  1. (banking, finance) compound interest

Further reading

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