Noun
der Zins
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡sɪns/
interest
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plural Zinsen
Meanings
Noun
- interest
- ground rent
- rent
Example sentence
Banken verlangen höhere Zinsen für Kredite an riskante Kunden.
Banks charge higher interest on loans to risky customers.
Word forms
Noun
singular
der Zins
plural
die Zinsen
Noun
singular
der Zins
plural
die Zinse
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Zins
Accusativeden Zins
Dativedem Zins
Genitivedes Zinses
Plural
Nominativedie Zinsen
Accusativedie Zinsen
Dativeden Zinsen
Genitiveder Zinsen
Usage
- Zinsen zahlen — Pay interest; plural Zinsen is usual in financial contexts.
- Zins / Zinssatz — Interest versus the percentage rate used to calculate it.
Die Bank schrieb die Zinsen am Jahresende gut.
The bank credited the interest at the end of the year.