with interest

Idioms  

1. With more than what one should receive, extra, and then some. For example, Mary borrowed Jane's new dress without asking, but Jane paid her back with interest—she drove off in Mary's car. This idiom alludes to interest in the financial sense. Its figurative use dates from the late 1500s.

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Example Sentences

She’s hoping to get about $20,000 refunded along with interest.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Bonds are bonds, of course, with fixed coupons, while loans’ payouts float with interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Ultimately, the bulk of the reasoning behind recent moves “is due to an oil price shock leading to inflation worries, forcing the Fed to stay on hold” with interest rates, Zeng said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

But with interest being added to the total debt each year, and any remaining balance being wiped at the end of the loan's term, many students never repay it in full.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Returning, with interest, his gaping shock, “You? Talk too much? How can you accuse me of accusing you of that!”

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles