INTEREST
/ˈɪntəɹɪst/
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Definition
/ˈɪntəɹɪst/
noun
- 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.“Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%.”
- Any excess over and above an exact equivalent
- A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.“He has a lot of interest in vintage cars.”
- 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.“I have business interests in South Africa.”
verb
- To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.“Action films don't really interest me.”
- To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.
- To cause or permit to share.
Source: Wiktionary
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