with interest

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Idioms and Phrases

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, the debt now tops $700,000, the guild says.

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The 22-year-old is likely to move on, with interest from several Premier League sides after netting 12 goals in 33 games in all competitions in his first full season in the top flight.

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Much depends on what the Bank of England decides to do this year with interest rates, as lenders tend to price their mortgage products according the main rate.

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It has pledged to return with interest any payments made by its policyholders under the emergency rates if they exceed what the company is ultimately granted.

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�� happens next with interest rates is what matters most to Ellie Richardson and Billy Taylor.

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