HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Discrete compoundingThe financial definition for Discrete compounding:Compounding the time value of money for separate time intervals. Similar MatchesCompoundingCompoundingThe process of accumulating the time value of money forward in time. For example, interest earned in one period earns additional interest during each subsequent time period. Compounding frequencyCompounding frequencyThe number of compounding periods in a year. For example, quarterly compounding has a compounding frequency of 4. Compounding periodCompounding periodThe length of the time period that elapses before interest compounds (a quarter in the case of quarterly compounding). Further SuggestionsContinuous compoundingClick to compare definitions of Discrete compounding Click to view definitions beginning di |