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  • 31interest — {{11}}interest (n.) mid 15c., legal claim or right; concern; benefit, advantage; earlier interesse (late 14c.), from Anglo Fr. interesse what one has a legal concern in, from M.L. interesse compensation for loss, noun use of L. interresse to… …

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  • 32interest group — noun (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims the iron interests stepped up production • Syn: ↑interest • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑socia …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 33Interest-On-Interest — The interest that is earned upon the re investment of interest payments. Interest on interest is primarily used in the context of coupon paying bonds, where all coupon payments are assumed to be re invested at some interest rate and held until… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 34make-up — The amount of deficiency when a cash flow or capital item is deficient. For example, an interest make up relates to the interest amount above a ceiling percentage. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * make up UK US noun [S] ► the different people …

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  • 35For my part — Part Part (p[aum]rt), n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf. parere to bring forth, produce. Cf. {Parent}, {Depart}, {Parcel}, {Partner}, {Party}, {Portion}.] 1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 36For the most part — Part Part (p[aum]rt), n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf. parere to bring forth, produce. Cf. {Parent}, {Depart}, {Parcel}, {Partner}, {Party}, {Portion}.] 1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 37interest — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably alteration of earlier interesse, from Anglo French & Medieval Latin; Anglo French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, to be between, make a difference, concern, from inter + esse to be more at is Date:… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 38Interest — 1. The charge for the privilege of borrowing money, typically expressed as an annual percentage rate. 2. The amount of ownership a stockholder has in a company, usually expressed as a percentage. Interest is commonly calculated using one of two… …

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  • 39For Better or For Worse characters — The characters in Lynn Johnston s cartoon strip For Better or For Worse have extensive back stories. The birthdates of the characters as shown below are the characters birthdates in current continuity, as shown on the strip s… …

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  • 40make a play for — {v. phr.}, {slang} To try to get the interest or liking of; flirt with; attract. * /Bob made a play for the pretty new girl./ * /John made a play for the other boys votes for class president./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms