Interest
21interest — in|ter|est1 [ ıntrəst ] noun *** ▸ 1 a need to know ▸ 2 activity you enjoy doing ▸ 3 money paid/received ▸ 4 quality attracting you ▸ 5 advantage/benefit ▸ 6 connection affecting someone ▸ 7 right to own part of something ▸ 8 group with same aim… …
22interest — 1 / Intrist/ noun 1 FEELING (singular, uncountable) a feeling that makes you want to pay attention to something or to find out more about it: Ruth listened with evident interest. (+ in): They share an interest in poetry. | lose interest (=stop… …
23interest — /in teuhr ist, trist/, n. 1. 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. 2. something that concerns, involves, draws the attention of, or… …
24interest — Synonyms and related words: absolute interest, absorb, absorption, accent, accrued dividends, accumulated dividends, acquisitiveness, activities, activity, advantage, advocacy, aegis, affair, affairs, affect, affect the interest, agacerie,… …
25interest — [[t]ɪ̱ntrəst, tərest[/t]] ♦ interests, interesting, interested 1) N UNCOUNT: also a N If you have an interest in something, you want to learn or hear more about it. There has been a lively interest in the elections in the last two weeks... His… …
26interest — n. & v. n. 1 a concern; curiosity (have no interest in fishing). b a quality exciting curiosity or holding the attention (this magazine lacks interest). 2 a subject, hobby, etc., in which one is concerned (his interests are gardening and sport).… …
27interest — 1) The charge made for borrowing a sum of money. The interest rate is the charge made, expressed as a percentage of the total sum loaned, for a stated period of time (usually one year). Thus, a rate of interest of 15% per annum means that for… …
28interest*/*/*/ — [ˈɪntrəst] noun I 1) [singular/U] a feeling of wanting to know about or take part in something an interest in politics[/ex] Apparently several buyers have expressed an interest in the deal.[/ex] People are losing interest in the election.[/ex] 2) …
29interest — /ˈɪntrəst / (say intruhst), / tərəst/ (say tuhruhst) noun 1. the feeling of someone whose attention or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: to have great interest in a subject. 2. a particular feeling of this kind: a woman of varied… …
30interest — / ɪntrəst/ noun 1. payment made by a borrower for the use of money, calculated as a percentage of the capital borrowed 2. money paid as income on investments or loans ● to receive interest at 5% ● the loan pays 5% interest ● deposit which yields… …
