interest

v. arouse curiosity; cause to become involved in, cause to become concerned with

n. involvement in something, curiosity about something; concern, affair; percentage on a loan which is paid over time (Finance); share, stake, claim; benefit

For other senses of this word, see interest (disambiguation). Interest is a fee paid on borrowed assets. By far the most common form these assets are lent in is money, but other assets may be lent to the borrower, such as shares, consumer goods through hire purchase, major assets such as aircraft, and even entire factories in finance lease arrangements. In each case the interest is calculated upon the value of the assets in the same manner as upon money.
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Noun
1. a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"
(synonym) involvement
(hypernym) curiosity, wonder
(hyponym) enthusiasm
(derivation) concern, occupy, worry
2. 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"
(synonym) interestingness
(hypernym) power, powerfulness
(hyponym) newsworthiness, news
(attribute) interesting
(derivation) matter to
3. 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"
(synonym) sake
(hypernym) benefit, welfare
(hyponym) behalf
4. a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?"
(hypernym) fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs
(hyponym) compound interest
5. 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"
(synonym) pastime, pursuit
(hypernym) diversion, recreation
(hyponym) avocation, by-line, hobby, sideline, spare-time activity
6. (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"
(synonym) stake
(hypernym) share, portion, part, percentage
(hyponym) grubstake
(classification) law, jurisprudence
7. (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production"
(synonym) interest group
(hypernym) social group
(hyponym) special interest
(classification) plural, plural form
Verb
1. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
(antonym) bore, tire
(hypernym) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
(hyponym) absorb, engross, engage, occupy
(derivation) interestingness
2. be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"
(synonym) concern, occupy, worry
(derivation) involvement
3. be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"
(synonym) matter to
(hypernym) refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
(hyponym) intrigue, fascinate
(derivation) interestingness

n. interest, percentage on a loan which is paid over time (Finance); share, stake, claim; benefit