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[[Annual percentage rate]] (better known by its acronym, [[APR]]; alternatively known as [[annual interest rate]], [[interest rate per year]], [[interest rate earned per year]]; in the formulas also referred as [[i]], I, [[I/YR]], and [[r]]; hereinafter, ''APR'') is the nominal annual interest rate or, in other words, the rate of return calculated for a given year. In most cases, [[interest rate]], [[lease rate]], and [[rate of return]] mean ''APR'' as well.  
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[[Annual percentage rate]] (better known by its acronym, [[APR]]; alternatively known as [[annual interest rate]], [[interest rate per year]], [[interest rate earned per year]]; as symbols also referred as [[i]], I, [[I/YR]], and [[r]]; hereinafter, ''APR'') is the nominal annual interest rate or, in other words, the rate of return calculated for a given year. In most cases, [[interest rate]], [[lease rate]], and [[rate of return]] mean ''APR'' as well.  
  
  

Revision as of 09:32, 4 December 2019

Annual percentage rate (better known by its acronym, APR; alternatively known as annual interest rate, interest rate per year, interest rate earned per year; as symbols also referred as i, I, I/YR, and r; hereinafter, APR) is the nominal annual interest rate or, in other words, the rate of return calculated for a given year. In most cases, interest rate, lease rate, and rate of return mean APR as well.


Definitions

According to Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition),

APR. The nominal annual interest rate is also called the annual percentage rate.

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