interest
669
2.3
- noun
- /ˈɪntrəst/
- The committee made a decision in the best interest of the community's well-being.
- self-interest
- in the best interests
- the public interest
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Examples
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The highest mean ratings were found for interest in and understanding of the information.
Academic text (2011) -
It's in your best interest to let me take a reading.
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And most artists have no interest in business at all.
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Okay, I think it's important to say that it's not in your best interest to go into details on this call.
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And it's in their mutual best interests not to do that.
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I speak in the interests of our party and for the cause of humanity.
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A similar rift now would not be in the long-term interest of either country.
Academic text (2011) -
Before he does, he wanders the lab, showing particular interest in the dummy of Jennifer 8.
Fiction book (1992) -
The main results of interest were comparisons among listening conditions, textures, and types of errors.
Academic text (2011) -
In short, companies' private interest (profit) and the public's interest (employment) do not align perfectly.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
3.4
The purpose or reason for doing something
∞
1.6
A strong wish to have or experience something
621
3.0
A reason, often hidden, that makes someone do something
439
3.9
A thing that makes a person want to do something, often a reward
348
2.7
A reason or desire that makes someone want to do something
Antonyms
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 Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Interest in phrases like 'in the interest of' comes from Latin inter- ('between') and esse ('to be'), meaning 'what matters'. So doing something in the interest of someone is doing it for their benefit or good.