interest

Forms

1.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%.
2.Any excess over and above an exact equivalent
- Tom has lost interest in studying French.
- It is difficult to peg the direction of interest deregulation.
3.A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
- He has a lot of interest in vintage cars.
- I have a lot of interest in doing online coding.
- Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’ and if you don't look out there's likely to be some nice, lively dog taking an interest in your underpinning.”
4.Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
- Tom has lost interest in studying French.
- It is difficult to peg the direction of interest deregulation.

1.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.
- It might interest you to learn that others have already tried that approach.

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From Middle English interest

From Old French interesse and interest (French intérêt)

From Medieval Latin interesse

From Latin interesse.