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interest
[ in-ter-ist, -trist ]
noun
- the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
- something that concerns, involves, draws the attention of, or arouses the curiosity of a person:
His interests are philosophy and chess.
- power of exciting such concern, involvement, etc.; quality of being interesting:
political issues of great interest.
a matter of primary interest.
- a business, cause, or the like in which a person has a share, concern, responsibility, etc.
- a share, right, or title in the ownership of property, in a commercial or financial undertaking, or the like:
He bought half an interest in the store.
- a participation in or concern for a cause, advantage, responsibility, etc.
- a number or group of persons, or a party, financially interested in the same business, industry, or enterprise:
the banking interest.
- interests, the group of persons or organizations having extensive financial or business power.
- the state of being affected by something in respect to advantage or detriment:
We need an arbiter who is without interest in the outcome.
to have one's own interest in mind.
- regard for one's own advantage or profit; self-interest:
The partnership dissolved because of their conflicting interests.
- influence from personal importance or capability; power of influencing the action of others.
- Finance.
- a sum paid or charged for the use of money or for borrowing money:
If I won the lottery, I would invest the money, quit working and live off the interest.
- something added or thrown in above an exact equivalent:
Jones paid him back with a left hook and added a right uppercut for interest.
verb (used with object)
- to engage or excite the attention or curiosity of:
Mystery stories interested him greatly.
- to concern (a person, nation, etc.) in something; involve:
The fight for peace interests all nations.
- to cause to take a personal concern or share; induce to participate:
to interest a person in an enterprise.
- to cause to be concerned; affect.
interest
/ -tərɪst; ˈɪntrɪst /
noun
- the sense of curiosity about or concern with something or someone
an interest in butterflies
- the power of stimulating such a sense
to have great interest
- the quality of such stimulation
- something in which one is interested; a hobby or pursuit
- often plural benefit; advantage
in one's own interest
- often plural
- a right, share, or claim, esp in a business or property
- the business, property, etc, in which a person has such concern
- a charge for the use of credit or borrowed money
- such a charge expressed as a percentage per time unit of the sum borrowed or used
- often plural a section of a community, etc, whose members have common aims
we must not offend the landed interest
- declare an interestto make known one's connection, esp a prejudicial connection, with an affair
verb
- to arouse or excite the curiosity or concern of
- to cause to become involved in something; concern
interest
- The charge for borrowing money or the return for lending it.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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- ±è°ù±ð·¾±²Ô·³Ù±ð°ù·±ð²õ³Ù noun verb
- °ù±ð·¾±²Ô·³Ù±ð°ù·±ð²õ³Ù noun verb (used with object)
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of interest1
Idioms and Phrases
- in the interest(s) of, to the advantage or advancement of; in behalf of:
in the interests of good government.
More idioms and phrases containing interest
see in one's interest ; take an interest ; vested interest ; with interest .Example Sentences
Previous biographies have gone further, suggesting Philip's interest in Richard was sexual.
Trump has said his administration was in touch with four separate groups interested in a potential TikTok deal, though he has not named them.
“I wasn’t really interested in the business side of it. I was just more interested as a player in: What fits right? What’s cool? What’s not cool?â€
The county is expected to owe hundreds of millions of dollars in interest on those bonds, which have to be paid off by 2051.
It presented a kind of calmness in the face of Trump, giving off a vibe along the lines of: do your best Washington, this is China and we're not interested in your nonsense.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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