2. (loan) (noun) interest (finance).
Ko tā te tangata utu i te pēke mō te mino pūtea taurewa, ko te whiwhinga moni rānei a te tangata mō te noho mai o tētahi pūtea haumi āna ki te pēke, ko te huamoni ēnei (TRP 2010:125). / Interest is the charge a person pays to the bank for borrowing money, or the money earned by a person for having an investment with the bank.