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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with interest

In low-income countries, the situation is even more dire, with interest payments taking an average of 15 percent of tax revenues.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Firms that have already been struggling are bracing for conditions to get even worse with interest rates climbing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Outside a nearby shack Linkie listens with interest as she cleans clothes in a large metal bucket.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The propositions granted the state authority to issue a combined $8.5 billion in general obligation bonds — a loan that’s repaid with interest over time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

During the first of his three years in prison, Perry had observed Willie-Jay from a distance, with interest but with apprehension; if one wished to be thought a tough specimen, intimacy with Willie-Jay seemed unwise.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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