Definitions for interest

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interest in·ter·est

Spelling: [in-ter-ist, -trist]

IPA: /ˈɪn tər ɪst, -trɪst/

Interest is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 258 anagrams from letters in interest (eeinrstt).

Definitions for interest

noun

1. the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
2. something that concerns, involves, draws the attention of, or arouses the curiosity of a person:
3. power of exciting such concern, involvement, etc.; quality of being interesting:
4. concern; importance:
5. a business, cause, or the like in which a person has a share, concern, responsibility, etc.
6. a share, right, or title in the ownership of property, in a commercial or financial undertaking, or the like:
7. a participation in or concern for a cause, advantage, responsibility, etc.
8. a number or group of persons, or a party, financially interested in the same business, industry, or enterprise:
9. interests, the group of persons or organizations having extensive financial or business power.
10. the state of being affected by something in respect to advantage or detriment:
11. benefit; advantage:
12. regard for one's own advantage or profit; self-interest:
13. influence from personal importance or capability; power of influencing the action of others.
14. Finance. a sum paid or charged for the use of money or for borrowing money. such a sum expressed as a percentage of money borrowed to be paid over a given period, usually one year.
15. something added or thrown in above an exact equivalent:

Idioms

1. in the interest(s) of, to the advantage or advancement of; in behalf of:

verb (used with object)

1. to engage or excite the attention or curiosity of:
2. to concern (a person, nation, etc.) in something; involve:
3. to cause to take a personal concern or share; induce to participate:
4. to cause to be concerned; affect.

Origin of interest

1225-75; (noun) Middle English Medieval Latin, Latin: it concerns, literally, it is between; replacing interesse Medieval Latin, Latin: to concern, literally, to be between; (v.) earlier inte

Examples for interest

The only interest served by the Guardians of Peace is our prurient interest.

It was for ever fighting someone, somewhere, for causes which did not interest the subjects at all.

As for art and the sciences, these did not interest them very much.

But in the case of black women, another study found no lack of interest.

Nevertheless I continued to treat him well on account of the interest you felt in him.

Strong as is the tie of interest, it has been often found ineffectual.

This does not reflect lack of interest in a better environment.

From his purview, our visit and interest had brought excitement to him and his peers.

Men who take from the poor daily interest for a drachma, and spend it in debauchery.

Campaigns like opechatesgays.com assume that LGBT people are an interest group with only one interest: their own.