Zins

See also: zins

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zins (“tax, tribute, interest on a lease or rent”), from Old High German zins (“tax, tribute, interest on a lease or rent”), from Latin cēnsus, whence also Zensus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtsɪns/

Noun

Zins m (genitive Zinses, plural Zinsen)

(finance) interest

Declension

Declension of Zins

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zins	die	Zinsen
genitive	eines	des	Zinses	der	Zinsen
dative	einem	dem	Zins, Zinse¹	den	Zinsen
accusative	einen	den	Zins	die	Zinsen

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Zinseszins

Related terms

Further reading

Zins in Duden online

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