fundamentals

compound interest

Interest calculated on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods.

Example

"Thanks to compound interest, her $10,000 investment grew to $40,000 over 20 years."

💡 Memory Tip

Compound means built on top of itself. Interest on interest — the snowball effect of money.

Etymology

Compound (combined) + interest — interest that compounds (builds on itself).

Common Misspellings

compund interestcompound intrestcompond interest

Related Terms

principal

See Also

simple interestannual percentage rateinvestment

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