What is the best definition for the term interest rate?

An interest rate is the price a lender charges for loaning money. it is the percent of principal charged by the lender for the use of its money. The principal is the amount of money lent. banks pay you an interest rate on deposits because they borrow that money from you.

France played a key role in the american revolutionary war (american war of independence; 1775–1783). motivated by the ideals of the new nation which were inspired by the french enlightenment, as well as its long-term rivalry with britain and so as to avenge their territorial losses during the french and indian war, france secretly began sending supplies to the americans in 1775.