foul shot free throw penalty free throw charity toss charity throw charity shot | an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line, given to penalize the other team for committing a foul |
pastime interest pursuit | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly), sailing is her favorite pastime, his main pastime is gambling, he counts reading among his interests, they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits |
refund repayment | the act of returning money received previously |
punishment penalty penalization penalisation | the act of punishing |
execution executing capital punishment death penalty | putting a condemned person to death |
penalty box | (ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties |
egoism egocentrism self-interest selfoncern selfenteredness | concern for your own interests and welfare |
opportunism self-interest self-seeking expedience | taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others |
pace rate | the relative speed of progress or change, he lived at a fast pace, he works at a great rate, the pace of events accelerated |
sake interest | a reason for wanting something done, for your sake, died for the sake of his country, in the interest of safety, in the common interest |
bargain rate cheapness cut rate cut price | a price below the standard price |
penalty | (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game |
penalty | the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition, neglected his health and paid the penalty |
interest interestingness | the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.), they said nothing of great interest, primary colors can add interest to a room |
interest involvement | a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something, an interest in music |
interest interest group | (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims, the iron interests stepped up production |
special interest | an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor |
vested interest | groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit |
Postal Rate Commission | an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates |
EBITDA Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization | income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted, an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors (especially in leveraged buyouts) |
interest expense | interest paid on loans |
pay rate rate of pay | amount of money received per unit time, women's pay rate is lower than men's |
payment rate rate of payment repayment rate installment rate | the amount of money paid out per unit time |
interest stake | (law) a right or legal share of something, a financial involvement with something, they have interests all over the world, a stake in the company's future |
controlling interest | ownership of more than % of a corporation's voting shares |
insurable interest | an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy, an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured |
vested interest | (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another |
security interest | any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation |
terminable interest | an interest in property that terminates under specific conditions |
undivided interest undivided right | the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property |
repayment quittance | payment of a debt or obligation |
penalty | a payment required for not fulfilling a contract |
tax rate | rate used to calculate tax liability |
interest | a fixed charge for borrowing money, usually a percentage of the amount borrowed, how much interest do you pay on your mortgage? |
compound interest | interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest |
simple interest | interest paid on the principal alone |
interest rate rate of interest | the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use |
discount rate discount bank discount | interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan |
bank rate | the discount rate fixed by a central bank |
discount rate | the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System |
base rate | the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks |
prime interest rate | the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings |
rate charge per unit | amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis, a -minute phone call at that rate would cost $ |
freight freightage freight rate | the charge for transporting something by common carrier, we pay the freight, the freight rate is usually cheaper |
rate of depreciation depreciation rate | the rate at which the value of property is reduced, used to calculate tax deduction |
rate of exchange exchange rate | the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another |
excursion rate | a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket |
room rate | the rate charged daily for a hotel room |
pooling of interest | an accounting method used in the merging of companies, the balance sheets are added together item by item, this method is tax-free |
basal metabolic rate BMR | the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state |