interest (ˈɪntrɪst
;-tərɪst)
Definitions
noun
- the sense of curiosity about or concern with something or someone ⇒
an interest in butterflies
- the power of stimulating such a sense ⇒
to have great interest
- the quality of such stimulation
- something in which one is interested; a hobby or pursuit
- (often plural) benefit; advantage ⇒
in one's own interest
- (often plural)
- a right, share, or claim, esp in a business or property
- the business, property, etc, in which a person has such concern
- a charge for the use of credit or borrowed money
- such a charge expressed as a percentage per time unit of the sum borrowed or used
- (often plural) a section of a community, etc, whose members have common aims ⇒
we must not offend the landed interest
- See declare an interest
verb (tr)
- to arouse or excite the curiosity or concern of
- to cause to become involved in something; concern
Word Origin
C15: from Latin: it concerns, from interesse; from inter- + esse to beSynonyms
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Translations
- British English:
interest
If you have an interest in something, you want to learn or hear more about it.There has been a lot of interest in the elections in the last two weeks.ˈɪntrɪst; -tərɪst NOUN There has been a lot of interest in the elections in the last two weeks.
- Spanish:
interés
nm
- French:
intérêt
nm
- German:
Interesse
nnt
- Chinese: 兴趣 n
- Arabic: إِهْتِمَامٌ n
- Portuguese: interesse nm
- Russian: интерес nm
- Croatian: zanimanje nnt
- Czech: zájem nm
- Danish: interesse nutr
- Dutch: interesse nf
- Finnish: kiinnostus n
- Greek: ενδιαφέρον nnt
- Italian: interesse nm
- Japanese: 興味 n
- Korean: 관심 n
- Norwegian: interesse nm
- Polish: zainteresowanie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: interesse nm
- European Spanish:
interés
nm
- Swedish: intresse nnt
- Thai: ความสนใจ n
- Turkish: ilgi n
- Vietnamese: sự quan tâm n
- British English:
interest
Interest is extra money that you receive if you have invested a sum of money.Does your current account pay interest?ˈɪntrɪst; -tərɪst NOUN Does your current account pay interest?
- Spanish:
interés
nm
- French:
intérêts
nm_pl
- German:
Zinsen
npl
- Chinese: 利息 n
- Arabic: رِبْحٌ n
- Portuguese: juros npl
- Russian: процент nm
- Croatian: kamate npl
- Czech: úrok nm
- Danish: rente nutr
- Dutch: rente n
- Finnish: korko n
- Greek: τόκος nm
- Italian: interesse nm
- Japanese: 利息 n
- Korean: 이익 n
- Norwegian: rente nm
- Polish: oprocentowanie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: juros npl
- European Spanish:
interés
nm
- Swedish: ränta nutr
- Thai: ดอกเบี้ย n
- Turkish: faiz n
- Vietnamese: tiền lãi n
- British English:
interest
If something interests you, you want to learn more about it or to continue doing it.These are the stories that interest me.ˈɪntrɪst; -tərɪst VERB These are the stories that interest me.
- Spanish:
interesar
v
- French:
intéresser
vt
- German:
interessieren
v
- Chinese: 引发兴趣 v
- Arabic: يُثِيرُ إِهْتِمَامُ vt
- Portuguese: interessar v
- Russian: интересовать v
- Croatian: zanimati v
- Czech: zajímat (se) v
- Danish: interessere v
- Dutch: interesseren v
- Finnish: kiinnostaa v
- Greek: ενδιαφέρω v
- Italian: interessare v
- Japanese: 興味を起こさせる v
- Korean: 흥미를 갖게 하다 v
- Norwegian: interessere v
- Polish: zainteresować v interesować
- Brazilian Portuguese: interessar v
- European Spanish:
interesar
v
- Swedish: intressera v
- Thai: สนใจ v
- Turkish: ilgilenmek v
- Vietnamese: gây sự chú ý v
Usage examples
Outwardly, R'shiel showed no more interest on this side of the river than she had on the other.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)Within a fortnight, the environmentalists had flexed their muscles and the area was cordoned off as a site of special scientific interest.
Country Life (2004)For those who want to hang on to the property, the loan can be flipped over into regular capital plus interest repayments.
Irish Times (2002)Market research suggests that if you just hand out something you will have a low level of interest and uptake.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Doctors with a designated interest in the mind should be expected to be more aware than other specialities of the power of the placebo.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)