ALL meanings of interests
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I i - noun interests Plural form of interest. 1
- noun interests the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne. 1
- noun interests something that concerns, involves, draws the attention of, or arouses the curiosity of a person: His interests are philosophy and chess. 1
- noun interests power of exciting such concern, involvement, etc.; quality of being interesting: political issues of great interest. 1
- noun interests concern; importance: a matter of primary interest. 1
- noun interests a business, cause, or the like in which a person has a share, concern, responsibility, etc. 1
- noun interests a share, right, or title in the ownership of property, in a commercial or financial undertaking, or the like: He bought half an interest in the store. 1
- noun interests a participation in or concern for a cause, advantage, responsibility, etc. 1
- noun interests a number or group of persons, or a party, financially interested in the same business, industry, or enterprise: the banking interest. 1
- noun interests interests, the group of persons or organizations having extensive financial or business power. 1
- noun interests the state of being affected by something in respect to advantage or detriment: We need an arbiter who is without interest in the outcome. 1
- noun interests benefit; advantage: to have one's own interest in mind. 1
- noun interests regard for one's own advantage or profit; self-interest: The partnership dissolved because of their conflicting interests. 1
- noun interests influence from personal importance or capability; power of influencing the action of others. 1
- noun interests Finance. a sum paid or charged for the use of money or for borrowing money. such a sum expressed as a percentage of money borrowed to be paid over a given period, usually one year. 1
- noun interests something added or thrown in above an exact equivalent: Jones paid him back with a left hook and added a right uppercut for interest. 1
- verb with object interests to engage or excite the attention or curiosity of: Mystery stories interested him greatly. 1
- verb with object interests to concern (a person, nation, etc.) in something; involve: The fight for peace interests all nations. 1
- verb with object interests to cause to take a personal concern or share; induce to participate: to interest a person in an enterprise. 1
- verb with object interests to cause to be concerned; affect. 1
- idioms interests in the interest(s) of, to the advantage or advancement of; in behalf of: in the interests of good government. 1
- noun interests plural of interest. 0
- noun interests The persons interested in any particular business or cause, taken collectively. 0
- verb interests third-person singular simple present indicative form of interest. 0
- noun plural interests financial concerns; business 0