What does APR mean in banking? APR is an abbreviation of annual percentage rate, which is the annual rate of interest a bank or other creditor charges for lending money to a borrower. The APR is expressed as a percentage of the loan amount and includes not only the annual interest on the loan but all other costs involved in getting the loan. An APR can also refer to the annual rate of return on an investment (also called the annual percentage yield or APY), such as a savings CD (certificate of deposit), expressed as a percentage of the investment amount.
First recorded in 1970–75
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