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

Judge Lewis Kaplan on Wednesday ordered that a clerk release the money - with interest - from an account where Trump deposited it after the ruling.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

In the past five years, boxed cake mix has grown in popularity, with interest reaching a recorded peak between October and November 2025.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

A note from one of the investment bank’s analysts contends that the local advertising market may be approaching a cyclical low point, with interest rates expected to peak later this year and business confidence improving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Once that money is spent, California has to pay off the $10 billion bond with interest.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026

The little girl, her beautiful brown eyes wide with interest, never seemed to mind these remarks of her mother, but they made Cilia cry.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes