Interest

Quick meaning: Interest is a noun meaning (uncountable, finance) Any excess over and above an exact equivalent.

Meaning

(uncountable, finance) Any excess over and above an exact equivalent.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
2. (uncountable) Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
3. (countable) An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.
4. (countable) Something which, or someone whom, one is interested in.
5. (uncountable) Condition or quality of exciting concern or being of importance.
6. (uncountable, finance) 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.
7. (obsolete, rare) Injury, or compensation for injury; damages.

Example Sentences

You shall have your desires with interest

He has a lot of interest in vintage cars.

I have a lot of interest in doing online coding.

Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%.

Word Forms

• interests
• interess
• intherest
• interesting
• interested

Synonyms for interest

Depending on context, synonyms include oker, concern, worry, occupy, stake, involvement.

Antonyms for interest

Common opposites include bore, disinterest, tire, uninterestingness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include occupy, involvement, sake, concern, pastime, stake.

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