No. 7,070 in Swedish

ranta

Interest (as in financial interest).

In a sentence

Banken erbjuder en förmånlig ränta på lån.
The bank offers a favorable interest rate on loans.
Here, 'ränta' refers to the 'interest rate' charged or applied to a financial loan.
Han gillar att gå och ranta runt i staden.
He likes to walk around and wander in the city.
In this usage, 'ranta' means to 'wander or roam around' in a leisurely manner.
Hennes ranta mellan studier och arbete tar mycket tid.
Her shuttling between studies and work takes a lot of time.
Here, 'ranta' illustrates the act of 'moving back and forth' between places repeatedly.

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