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interest


Definition: Meaning of, interest in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɪnt(ə)rɪst /

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interest interests
  1. [singular, uncountable] if you have an interest in something or someone, you want to know or learn more about them
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  2. [countable usually plural] an activity that you enjoy doing or a subject that you enjoy studying
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  3. [uncountable] a quality or feature of something that attracts your attention or makes you want to know more about it
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  4. [uncountable] the extra money that you must pay back when you borrow money
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  5. [uncountable] money paid to you by a bank or financial institution when you keep money in an account there
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  6. [countable usually plural, uncountable] the things that bring advantages to someone or something
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  7. be in the national/public interest to be good or necessary for the safety or success of a country and its people
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  8. in the interest(s) of justice/safety/efficiency etc in order to make a situation or system fair, safe etc
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  9. (just) out of interest/as a matter of interest spoken used to say that you are asking a question only because you are interested and not because you need to know
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  10. [countable] if you have an interest in a particular company or industry, you own shares in it
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  11. [countable usually plural] a group of people in the same business who share aims or ideas
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  12. have no interest in doing something to not want to do something
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  13. declare an interest (in something) to officially state that you are connected with something or someone, and so cannot be completely fair and independent when making a decision involving them
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  14. human interest/love interest the part of a story, film, or event which is interesting because it shows things about people's lives or romantic relationships
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
interest interested interested
Present Participle Third Person Singular
interesting interests
[transitive]
  1. to make someone want to pay attention to something and find out more about it
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  2. interest yourself in something formal to give something a lot of attention because you want to find out more about it
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  3. to try to persuade someone to buy, do, or eat something
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interest used in phrases

  • Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization (noun)
    1. especially in leveraged buyouts income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted; an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors
  • compound interest (noun)
    1. INTEREST that is calculated on both the sum of money lent or borrowed and on the unpaid INTEREST already earned or charged [↪  simple interest]
  • conflict of interest (noun)
    1. a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests
  • controlling interest (noun)
    1. if you have a controlling interest in a company, you own enough SHARE s to be able to make decisions about what happens to the company
  • high-interest (adjective)
    1. used of loans charging a relatively large percentage of the amount borrowed
  • insurable interest (noun)
    1. an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured
  • interest expense (noun)
    1. interest paid on loans
  • interest group (noun)
    1. a group of people who join together to try to influence the government in order to protect their own particular rights, advantages etc
  • interest rate (noun)
    1. the PERCENTAGE amount charged by a bank etc when you borrow money or paid to you by a bank when you keep money in an account there
  • interest-bearing (adjective)
    1. of financial obligations on which interest is paid
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