Associations to the word «interest»

INTEREST, noun. (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. [from earlier 16th c.]

INTEREST, noun. (uncountable) A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity. [from later 18th c.]

INTEREST, noun. (uncountable) Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.

INTEREST, noun. (countable) A business link or involvement.

INTEREST, noun. (countable) Something one is interested in.

INTEREST, noun. (obsolete) (rare) Injury, or compensation for injury; damages.

INTEREST, noun. The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively.

INTEREST, verb. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.

INTEREST, verb. (obsolete) (often impersonal) To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.

INTEREST, verb. (obsolete) To cause or permit to share.

INTEREST GROUP, noun. An advocacy group.

INTEREST RATE, noun. (finance) The percentage of an amount of money charged for its use per some period of time (often a year).

INTEREST RATE SWAP, noun. A contract to exchange the benefit of one interest rate with another. Often a fixed interest rate being exchanged for a variable rate so as to allow one party to remove an exposure to a variable rate for which they pay a premium on the fixed rate in order to compensate for this 'insurance'. The two rates can also be based on different currencies.

INTEREST RATES, noun. Plural of interest rate

INTEREST, noun. A sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music".

INTEREST, noun. 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".

INTEREST, noun. The power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room".

INTEREST, noun. A fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?".

INTEREST, noun. (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".

INTEREST, noun. (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production".

INTEREST, noun. 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".

INTEREST, verb. Excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of.

INTEREST, verb. Be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift".

INTEREST, verb. Be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!".