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noninterest

noninterest adjective: not of or pertaining to interest (additional amount repaid as a fraction of money or goods borrowed).

Adjective

noninterest (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to interest (additional amount repaid as a fraction of money or goods borrowed).
    • Consumer deposits are now insured up to $250,000 per account, and the F.D.I.C. offers unlimited coverage on noninterest payroll accounts used by businesses.2009 October 11, Eric Dash, “Small Banks Fail at Growing Rate, Straining F.D.I.C.”, in New York Times

Noun

noninterest (plural noninterests)

  1. That which is not an interest.
    • Furthermore, it appears that children are equally flexible with respect to their actions in play with objects identified as interests and equally inflexible with respect to their actions in play with objects identified as noninterests.1990, Robyn Fivush, Judith A. Hudson, Knowing and Remembering in Young Children, page 156

Forms of noninterest

pluralnoninterests

Origin of noninterest

From non- + interest.

Questions about noninterest

What does noninterest mean?
Noninterest means not of or pertaining to interest (additional amount repaid as a fraction of money or goods borrowed).
What part of speech is noninterest?
Noninterest can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near noninterest in the dictionary

  1. noninterchangeability
  2. noninterchangeable
  3. nonintercourse
  4. noninterdependent
  5. noninterdisciplinary
  6. noninterest
  7. noninterested
  8. noninteresting
  9. noninterests
  10. noninterface
  11. noninterfacial

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