No. 1,546 in Swedish

räntan

"Räntan" in English means "the interest rate."

In a sentence

Räntan på banklånet är hög just nu.
The interest rate on the bank loan is high right now.
Here, 'räntan' refers to the financial term 'interest rate', the charge for borrowing money, in the context of a bank loan.
Jag oroar mig för hur räntan kommer att påverka mina sparpengar.
I worry about how the interest rate will affect my savings.
In this sentence, 'räntan' signifies the financial concept of interest rate, indicating its potential impact on savings.
Räntan på mitt kreditkort är lägre än jag trodde.
The interest rate on my credit card is lower than I thought.
'Räntan' in this context is used to denote the percentage of interest applied to credit card debt.

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