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

Meat is often bought on credit, repaid in installments with interest, residents said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Those at CFG will look on with interest at how Savinho fares away from their nest.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Nevertheless, Trennert said, there is reason to be concerned about a “gathering storm” for stocks, driven by resurgent concerns over the war in Iran and what the Fed will do with interest rates.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Mortgage companies often make hedges against their portfolios of mortgages, which change in value with interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Those are the words I pick up with interest, like unbroken shells on a sandy beach.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi