Also means
interest paid on deposits
Usage Note
Guthabenzins is the interest rate a bank pays on positive account balances (Guthaben). In periods of low or negative interest rates, German savers complain bitterly that their Guthabenzins has disappeared entirely.
Examples
"Der Guthabenzins auf dem Tagesgeldkonto beträgt derzeit nur 0,1 Prozent."
Natural Translation
The credit interest on the overnight money account is currently only 0.1 percent.
Literal Translation
The credit-interest on the overnight-money-account amounts currently only 0.1 percent.
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