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interest
Found in thesaurus: power, benefit, fixed cost, part, percentage, elicit, evoke, fire, touch on, refer
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interest
v.
arouse curiosity; cause to become involved in, cause to become concerned with
n.
involvement in something, curiosity about something; concern, affair; percentage on a loan which is paid over time (Finance); share, stake, claim; benefit
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Interest
Interest is money paid by a borrower to a lender for a credit or a similar liability. Important examples are bond yields, interest paid for bank loans, and returns on savings. Interest differs from profit in that it is paid to a lender, whereas profit is paid to an owner. In economics, the various forms of credit are also referred to as loanable funds.
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interest
Noun
1. a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"
(synonym) involvement
(hypernym) curiosity, wonder
(hyponym) enthusiasm
(derivation) concern, occupy, worry
2. the power of attracting or holding one's interest (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"
(synonym) interestingness
(hypernym) power, powerfulness
(hyponym) newsworthiness, news
(attribute) interesting
(derivation) matter to
3. 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"
(synonym) sake
(hypernym) benefit, welfare
(hyponym) behalf
4. a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?"
(hypernym) fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs
(hyponym) compound interest
5. 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"
(synonym) pastime, pursuit
(hypernym) diversion, recreation
(hyponym) avocation, by-line, hobby, sideline, spare-time activity
6. (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"
(synonym) stake
(hypernym) share, portion, part, percentage
(hyponym) grubstake
(classification) law, jurisprudence
7. (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production"
(synonym) interest group
(hypernym) social group
(hyponym) special interest
(classification) plural, plural form
Verb
1. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
(antonym) bore, tire
(hypernym) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
(hyponym) absorb, engross, engage, occupy
(derivation) interestingness
2. be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"
(synonym) concern, occupy, worry
(derivation) involvement
3. be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"
(synonym) matter to
(hypernym) refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on
(hyponym) intrigue, fascinate
(derivation) interestingness
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interest (het)
n.
interest, percentage on a loan which is paid over time (Finance); share, stake, claim; benefit
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interest
v.
zajímat; vzbudit čí zájem o co; nabídnout komu co
n.
zájem; koníček; úrok [mít na srdci čí dobro/zájem; mohl by tě zajímat; nejsou pro mě zajímavé; zajímavá z historického hlediska]
