How to Use interest-free in a Sentence
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The interest-free loan is aimed at keeping the Dodgers' payroll loose and open for more free agents to come to Chavez Ravine.
— David K. Li, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023 -
Be ready to pay down debt before the end of the pause to take advantage of the interest-free period.
— Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2022 -
For those who don’t want to pay all at once, there is an interest-free five-payment plan can be had for as low as $56 per month.
— Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024 -
Like Buy Now, Pay Later loans, the apps don’t run credit checks and bill themselves as interest-free.
— Cora Lewis, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024 -
Like Buy Now, Pay Later loans, the apps don’t run credit checks and bill themselves as interest-free.
— Cora Lewis, Fortune, 3 May 2024 -
Think of it as a short-term, interest-free microloan from an unwilling lender.
— Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023 -
The shift up the smartphone price chain has been driven in part by attractive trade-in offers and interest-free financing, IDC said.
— Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024 -
And for a limited time, the company will offer the option interest-free.
— Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2023 -
State lawmakers also pledged $1.8 billion in interest-free loans for schools to build.
— Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2023 -
Los Gatos changes rules after warning Buyers don’t have to start repaying the interest-free loan for 30 years, or until the home is sold or the owner no longer wishes to live there.
— Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2024 -
Habitat clients buy homes at cost and interest-free from Habitat for Humanity, which acts as the mortgage holder.
— Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024 -
Now, Pay Later Buy-now, pay-later plans are all the rage, allowing customers to pay for stuff in interest-free installments rather than one bank-breaking chunk.
— WIRED, 11 Feb. 2023 -
The capital support usually comes in the form of interest-free forgivable loans.
— Roger Valdez, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023 -
King had her own bundle of incentives for new educators like interest-free home loans.
— Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023 -
Rather than demanding larger payments to cover the past-due amount, the agencies encouraged lenders to split off the past-due portion into a second, interest-free mortgage.
— Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2023 -
The plan is currently blocked and borrowers have been put into interest-free forbearance.
— Solcyré Burga, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024 -
Rather than demanding larger payments to cover the past-due amount, the agencies encouraged lenders to split off the past-due portion into a second, interest-free mortgage called a partial claim.
— Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024 -
Rather than demanding larger payments to cover the past-due amount, the agencies encouraged lenders to split off the past-due portion into a second, interest-free mortgage called a partial claim.
— Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024 -
Here are three tips to help maximize a balance transfer credit card’s interest-free period.
— Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024 -
Volkswagen is offering interest-free financing on the 2024 Taos small S.U.V., but not on its other models.
— Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 3 June 2024 -
The administration put loans from all Save enrollees in an interest-free forbearance in response.
— Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 22 July 2024 -
Because that falls short of a federal recommendation, the state would not qualify for interest-free federal loans to support those payments should the fund dry up.
— Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024 -
Welcomed by shoppers as an interest-free way to make purchases, from clothing to travel, the loans let borrowers pay over time, usually in four installments over six weeks.
— Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 May 2024 -
On one side of the debate, many experts caution that tax refunds represent interest-free loans taxpayers give to the federal government.
— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2023 -
Season ticket holders can pay in full by then or have a six-month, interest-free payment plan from March to August, with an initial payment due in March and automatic installments made on the first of each month thereafter.
— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2024 -
If approved, more than $11 million would also be allocated for a program to provide interest-free loans for lower-income first-time home buyers.
— Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024 -
That December, the companies launched a new feature that allowed users to finance certain Apple devices with the card through interest-free monthly installments.
— Kristian Burt, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024 -
Klarna’s hopes of profitability and Europe boom Apps like Klarna allow consumers to make purchases and pay for them in interest-free installments.
— Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023 -
Les Grands Buffets offers interest-free loans to help employees pay off debt, and workers participate in a profit-sharing agreement.
— Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024 -
The loans, which allow consumers to pay for purchases in installments, often interest-free, have soared in popularity because of high prices and interest rates.
— Jordyn Holman, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
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