interest

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) 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.
2. (uncountable, usually) Any excess over and above an exact equivalent
3. (uncountable, usually) A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
4. (uncountable, usually) Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
5. (countable, usually) An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.
6. (countable, usually) Something which, or someone whom, one is interested in.
7. (uncountable, usually) Condition or quality of exciting concern or being of importance.
8. (obsolete, rare, uncountable, usually) Injury, or compensation for injury; damages.
9. (in-plural, often, uncountable, usually) The persons and companies interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively.
10. (attributive, historical, uncountable, usually) A genre of factual short films, generally more amusing than informative, especially those not covered by a more specific genre label.

Verb

1. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.
2. (impersonal, obsolete, often) To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.
3. (obsolete) To cause or permit to share.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪntəɹɪst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: interest

Cognate with French: intérêt

In summary

From Middle English interest, from Old French interesse and interest (French intérêt), from Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse.

Synonyms

concern

benefit

profit

advantage

share

stake

gain

curiosity

fun

attention

eagerness

good

👍

enthusiasm

entertain

concernment

importance

pastime

attract

hobby

account

desire

sake

🍶

pursuit

occupy

part

attraction

heed

intrigue

fascinate

worry

business

interestingness

self-interest

matter to

entertainment

relate

amusement

rent

matter

join

involvement

liking

satisfy

allotment

inclination

complexion

interest group

associate with

avocation

fancy

Sentences

He also saved money in a high interest account .

This can arouse national interest !

In other words , the interest rate on the note exactly equals the index .

The main point of interest is the Romanesque abbey church of " San Michele Arcangelo".