Important Financial Investment Terms
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Definition of 'Compound Interest'
Interest that is earned on principal plus the interest that is earned on previous interest payments. For example, if $100 is deposited in an account at 10%, the investor will have $110 at the end of the first year and $121 at the end of the second year. The extra $1 is the compound interest that was earned on the $10 of interest from year one.