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Defenition of the word interest

    • Defenition of the word interest

      • A sum paid or charged for the use of money or for borrowing money over a given time period.
      • A great attention and concern from someone or something.
      • That which affects one's welfare or happiness.
      • To attract attention or concern; to excite the curiosity of; to engage the interest of.
      • To be on the mind of.
      • To be of importance or consequence.
      • be on the mind of; "What is worrying you?"
      • a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?"
      • excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
      • the power of attracting or holding one's interest (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"
      • (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production"
      • a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"
      • a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
      • be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"
      • a subject or pursuit that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly): "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited interests"
      • a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"
      • a diversion that occupies one''s time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"
      • the power of attracting or holding one''s interest (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"
      • (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company''s future"
      • be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"
      • a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
      • a reason for wanting something done
      • the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
      • a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
      • (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
      • (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
      • a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed
      • be on the mind of
      • be of importance or consequence

    Synonyms for the word interest

      • activity
      • advantage
      • appeal
      • attention
      • attract
      • attraction
      • awareness
      • be of interest
      • benefit
      • catch your eye
      • concentration
      • concern
      • consequence
      • curiosity
      • draw your attention
      • fascinate
      • fascination
      • gain
      • hobby
      • importance
      • interest group
      • interestingness
      • involvement
      • leisure activity
      • leisure pursuit
      • matter to
      • notice
      • occupy
      • pastime
      • profit
      • pursuit
      • relevance
      • sake
      • significance
      • stake
      • worry

    Similar words in the interest

      • interest
      • interest's
      • interested
      • interesting
      • interests

    Hyponyms for the word interest

      • absorb
      • avocation
      • behalf
      • by-line
      • charisma
      • color
      • colour
      • compound interest
      • concern
      • controlling interest
      • engage
      • engross
      • enthusiasm
      • equity
      • fascinate
      • fee
      • grip
      • grubstake
      • hobby
      • insurable interest
      • intrigue
      • news
      • newsworthiness
      • occupy
      • personal appeal
      • personal magnetism
      • pursuit
      • reversion
      • right
      • security interest
      • shrillness
      • sideline
      • simple interest
      • spare-time activity
      • special interest
      • spellbind
      • terminable interest
      • topicality
      • transfix
      • undivided interest
      • undivided right
      • vested interest
      • vividness

    Hypernyms for the word interest

      • arouse
      • bear on
      • benefit
      • come to
      • concern
      • curiosity
      • diversion
      • elicit
      • enkindle
      • evoke
      • fire
      • fixed charge
      • fixed cost
      • fixed costs
      • have-to doe with
      • kindle
      • part
      • percentage
      • pertain
      • portion
      • potency
      • power
      • powerfulness
      • provoke
      • raise
      • recreation
      • refer
      • relate
      • share
      • social group
      • touch
      • touch on
      • welfare
      • wonder

    Antonyms for the word interest

      • bore
      • tire
      • uninterestingness

    Idioms for the word interest

      • acquire interest

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