future interest

American  

noun

Law.

1. an interest in personal or real property, the possession and enjoyment of which is to commence at a later date.

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Example Sentences

That’s because inflation whittles away at the real purchasing power of those future interest payments.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

Investors and commentators scrutinize the tables and graphs—especially a runic “dot plot” of individual committee members’ guesses about future interest rates—for clues about the Fed’s thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and projections by Fed officials suggest the bar for future interest rate cuts will be much higher, after they cut rates by a quarter point on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

The borrower is responsible for future interest on a higher balance, which can lead to an overall higher monthly payment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

I entirely renounce and abjure all future interest in, I insist upon it, and 'by Him I will not name' I won't touch a penny of it.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 Poems and Plays by Lamb, Mary