interest

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English

Most common English words: story « deep « meet « #472: interest » brother » I've » longer

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Old French interesse and interest (French: intérêt) < Medieval Latin interesse < Latin interesse.

Noun

interest (plural interests)

  1. (uncountable) (finance) The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed. [from earlier 16th c.]
    Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%.
  2. (uncountable) A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity. [from later 18th c.]
    He has a lot of interest in vintage cars.
  3. (uncountable) Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
  4. (countable) A business or amorous link or involvement.
    I have business interests in South Africa.

Derived terms

Financial terms
  • accrued interest
  • beneficial interest
  • capitalized interest
  • carried interest
  • compound interest
  • consumer interest
  • controlling interest
  • defered interest bond
  • earnings before interest and taxes
  • exact interest
  • imputed interest
  • indication of interest
  • insurable interest
  • interest-bearing
  • interest cover
  • interest expense
  • interest rate
Non-financial terms

Verb

to interest (third-person singular simple present interests, present participle interesting, simple past and past participle interested)

  1. To attract attention or concern.
    It might interest you to learn that others have already tried that approach.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

to attract attention or concern

Anagrams

Dutch

Noun

interest m. (plural interesten)

  1. (finance) interest

Synonyms

Latin

Etymology

Inflected form of interesse.

Verb

interest

  1. Active third-person singular indicative present form of interesse.

 

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