Vocabulary
der
Zins
/tsɪns/· noun· Pl. die Zinsen
interest; interest rate
What a loan costs and what savings earn — mostly in the plural: Die Zinsen steigen.
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- Singular
- der Zins
- Plural
- die Zinsen
- Genitiv
- des Zinses
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Zins
interest (usually plural: die Zinsen)
Für den Kredit zahlen wir hohe Zinsen.
We pay high interest on the loan.
Word family
Zinsder Zinssatzinterest rateder Leitzinskey interest ratedie Zinserhöhungrate riseverzinsento pay interest on
Common combinations
- die Zinsen erhöhen / senkento raise / cut interest rates
- Zinsen zahlen / bekommento pay / earn interest
- zu niedrigen Zinsenat low interest
Common learner mistakes
- Die Zinsen ist hoch.Die Zinsen sind hoch.Zinsen is plural — the verb is plural too.
Real examples
- Wegen der gestiegenen Zinsen investieren viele Firmen weniger.Because interest rates have risen, many firms are investing less.
- Für den Kredit zahlen wir vier Prozent Zinsen.We're paying four per cent interest on the loan.
- Auf dem Sparkonto gibt es kaum noch Zinsen.There's hardly any interest on a savings account any more.
