interest
334
6.5
- noun
- /ˈɪntrəst/
- Specialized
:
participación
- In some instances, it is in the best interests of a child to change schools.
- a vested interest
- conflict of interest
- rights and interests
Examples
-
The company is seeking investors who are willing to buy a share of its interest in the real estate market.
-
With the money I make from that, I can buy an interest in a ship.
-
Well, take a look at the federal government's interest payments on loans.
-
Businesses have a vested interest in helping to create and promote a safe environment for consumers.
Academic text (1999) -
Scientists have a vested interest in retaining control of artifacts for study.
Academic text (2011) -
The authors have no financial disclosures or conflicts of interest to declare.
Academic text (2011) -
As a minority shareholder, she holds an interest in the success of the business.
-
He sold his interest in the partnership to focus on his own start-up.
Synonyms
406
4.2
A share in a business or project
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
415
2.3
The extra money you pay when you borrow or receive when you save each year
- Formal
83
1.9
A situation when someone has two interests that could affect their decisions
76
3.6
A group or organization that tries to influence government decisions to help its own members
- Specialized
33
3.4
A loan or card that charges only a small extra amount for borrowing money
30
3.8
A person or group that benefits from the current situation and tries to keep it
18
3.7
A group of people who try to influence government decisions about one issue
- Specialized
7
3.5
Having more than half the voting shares of a company gives control over its decisions
- Specialized
4
3.1
Extra money added to your savings and then paid again on that amount
3
3.9
A group that tries to influence government decisions often by talking to politicians
- Specialized
3
3.9
Money a company pays for borrowing money recorded as a cost in its accounts
- Formal
1
5.2
A legal right someone already has that cannot be taken away and can be moved to another person
1
6.5
A feeling of wanting a team, person, or cause to win because you care about them
- Specialized
1
4.2
The lowest interest rate banks charge to their best business customers
- Jargon
1
3.5
A small group inside an organization that works on a specific topic or project, not for politics
- Formal
1
7.1
A legal right to get money if a person dies or property is damaged because you would lose money
- Specialized
1
3.4
Extra money added only to the original amount, not to any earlier added money
- Archaic
A way of joining two companies' financial records by adding what they own and what they owe, often avoiding tax
- Formal
A temporary right to property that ends on a set event, for example death or remarriage
A large amount of attention and worry from many people about an event or issue
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Interest (a legal right or share) comes from Latin inter- ('between') and esse ('to be'), meaning 'what concerns someone'. So an interest in property or a company is the part or right that 'belongs' to you and matters to you, like a 'share'.