anatocism
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀνατοκισμός (anatokismós), from ἀνα- (ana-) + τοκισμός (tokismós, “usury”).[1]
Noun
[edit]anatocism (uncountable)
- (law) compound interest
- 1729, Edward Cocker, Cocker's Decimal Arithmetick:
- Of Anatocism, or Compound Interest; wherein is shewed how by the Logarithms to answer all Questions concerning the Increase or present Worth of any Sum of Money or Annuity
References
[edit]- ^ “anatocism”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Further reading
[edit]- “anatocism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French anatocisme.
Noun
[edit]anatocism n (plural anatocisme)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | anatocism | anatocismul | anatocisme | anatocismele | |
| genitive-dative | anatocism | anatocismului | anatocisme | anatocismelor | |
| vocative | anatocismule | anatocismelor | |||