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Reducing balance

Market basics
Also called: Reducing balance interest

Interest computed each period on the principal still outstanding, so the interest component falls as the loan is repaid.

In plain terms

The only basis on which two loan quotes can be compared. A quote that does not say which basis it uses is not yet a quote.

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Indian stock market glossary · Market Vidyalaya