interest-free
/ˌɪntrəst ˈfriː/adjective
उच्चारण इन्ट्रस्ट फ़्री
ब्याज-मुक्त, बिना ब्याज का
Core word
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[usually before noun]
(of a loan or credit) on which no interest has to be paid
ब्याज-मुक्त, बिना ब्याज का
- The shop offers interest-free payment in six instalments.
- She took an interest-free loan from her employer.
- Radhika bought the phone on an interest-free plan.
+ 3 more examples
- Many shops offer interest-free credit during the festival season.
- Radhika bought a new phone on an interest-free plan.
- The interest-free period ends after twelve months, so check the terms.
Opposite interest-bearing
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
interest-free + noun
It is a hyphenated adjective placed before nouns such as loan, credit, period or instalments.
यह hyphen वाला adjective है जो loan, credit, period या instalments जैसे nouns से पहले आता है।
- The shop offers interest-free instalments for six months.
- She took an interest-free loan from her uncle.
be / come interest-free
After a verb it is written with a hyphen as well and says that no interest is charged.
Verb के बाद भी यह hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है और बताता है कि कोई ब्याज नहीं लगता।
- The first month of the credit card is interest-free.
interest-free period / for + time
A period of time can be added with for to show how long no interest is charged.
कितने समय तक ब्याज नहीं लगता, यह बताने के लिए 'for' के साथ अवधि जोड़ी जाती है।
- The loan is interest-free for the first year.
interest-free vs zero-interest
Interest-free is the general word; zero-interest is used by banks in advertisements.
Interest-free सामान्य शब्द है; zero-interest बैंक विज्ञापनों में प्रयोग करते हैं।
- Many phone shops advertise zero-interest offers.
interest-free vs tax-free
Both use -free for something that is not charged.
दोनों में '-free' का अर्थ है कि कुछ भी वसूला नहीं जाता।
- The loan is interest-free and the gift is tax-free.
+Collocations 4
interest-free + noun
loancreditperiodinstalmentsoverdraft
- The bank gave the student an interest-free loan.
verb + interest-free
offergettakeapply forrepay
- He took an interest-free loan to buy a bike.
interest-free for + time
for a monthfor a yearfor six monthsfor two years
- The card is interest-free for forty days.
scheme + interest-free
schemeofferdealfacilityadvance
- The company has an interest-free advance scheme for staff.
“More examples 6
- Radhika's father got an interest-free advance from his employer.
राधिका के पिता को अपने नियोक्ता से ब्याज-मुक्त अग्रिम मिला।
- The farmers' scheme offers an interest-free loan up to a limit.
किसानों की योजना एक सीमा तक ब्याज-मुक्त ऋण देती है।
- The shop sells television sets on interest-free monthly instalments.
दुकान टेलीविज़न सेट ब्याज-मुक्त मासिक किस्तों पर बेचती है।
- This credit card gives you an interest-free period of fifty days.
यह credit card आपको पचास दिन की ब्याज-मुक्त अवधि देता है।
- Islamic banking is based on interest-free finance.
इस्लामी बैंकिंग ब्याज-मुक्त वित्त पर आधारित है।
- Students can borrow books and money interest-free from the trust.
विद्यार्थी trust से पुस्तकें और धन ब्याज-मुक्त ले सकते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He took an interest free loan.
✓ He took an interest-free loan.
A compound adjective before a noun needs a hyphen.
Noun से पहले आने वाले compound adjective में hyphen लगता है।
✗ The loan is interested-free.
✓ The loan is interest-free.
The first part is the noun interest, not the participle interested.
पहला भाग noun 'interest' है, participle 'interested' नहीं।