interest

Plural: interests

Noun

• a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
  • "an interest in music"
• a reason for wanting something done
  • "in the interest of safety"
  • "in the common interest"
• the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
  • "they said nothing of great interest"
  • "primary colors can add interest to a room"
• a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed
  • "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?"
• (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
  • "they have interests all over the world"
• (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
  • "the iron interests stepped up production"
• a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
  • "he counts reading among his interests"
• The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.
• Any excess over and above an exact equivalent
• A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
• Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
• An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.
• Something which, or someone whom, one is interested in.
• Condition or quality of exciting concern or being of importance.
• Injury, or compensation for injury; damages.
• The persons and companies interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively.
• A genre of factual short films, generally more amusing than informative, especially those not covered by a more specific genre label.

Verb

Verb Forms: interested, interesting, interests

• To engage the attention or curiosity of someone.
• excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
• be on the mind of
• be of importance or consequence
• To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.
• To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.
• To cause or permit to share.

Examples

• Action films don't really interest me.
• He has a lot of interest in vintage cars.
• I have a lot of interest in doing online coding.
• I have business interests in South Africa.
• It might interest you to learn that others have already tried that approach.
• Lexicography is one of my interests.
• Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%.
• She has an interest in the proceedings, and all stakeholders' interests must be protected.
• the iron interest;  the cotton interest
• The main character's romantic interest will be played by a non-professional actor.
• The rare Q-without-U word might INTEREST a Scrabble player, promising high points.
• Victorian furniture is an interest of mine.
• When scientists and doctors write articles and when politicians run for office, they are required in many countries to declare any existing conflicts of interest (competing interests).

Synonyms

concern, interest group, interestingness, involvement, matter to, occupy, pastime, pursuit, sake, stake, worry, cost of money, oker

Antonyms

bore, uninterestingness, disinterest

Anagrams of interest