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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Interest \In"ter*est\, n. [OF. interest, F. int['e]r[^e]t, fr.
     L. interest it interests, is of interest, fr. interesse to be
     between, to be difference, to be importance; inter between +
     esse to be; cf. LL. interesse usury. See Essence.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful,
        accompanying special attention to some object; concern; a
        desire to learn more about a topic or engage often in an
        activity.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     Note: Interest expresses mental excitement of various kinds
           and degrees. It may be intellectual, or sympathetic and
           emotional, or merely personal; as, an interest in
           philosophical research; an interest in human suffering;
           the interest which an avaricious man takes in money
           getting.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 So much interest have I in thy sorrow. --Shak.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Finance, Commerce) Participation in advantage, profit,
        and responsibility; share; portion; part; as, an interest
        in a brewery; he has parted with his interest in the
        stocks.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a
        selfish benefit; profit; benefit.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Divisions hinder the common interest and public
              good.                                 --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              When interest calls of all her sneaking train.
                                                    --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Finance) A fee paid for the use of money; a fee paid for
        a loan; -- usually reckoned as a percentage; as, interest
        at five per cent per annum on ten thousand dollars.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They have told their money, and let out
              Their coin upon large interest.       --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent
        for what is given or rendered.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You shall have your desires with interest. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. The persons interested in any particular business or
        measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the
        cotton interest.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Compound interest, interest, not only on the original
        principal, but also on unpaid interest from the time it
        fell due.
  
     Simple interest, interest on the principal sum without
        interest on overdue interest.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Interest \In"ter*est\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interested; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Interesting.] [From interess'd, p. p. of the older
     form interess, fr. F. int['e]resser, L. interesse. See
     Interest, n.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to
        excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or
        thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest
        one in charitable work.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To love our native country . . . to be interested in
              its concerns is natural to all men.   --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern;
        to excite; -- often used impersonally. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Or rather, gracious sir,
              Create me to this glory, since my cause
              Doth interest this fair quarrel.      --Ford.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To cause or permit to share. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The mystical communion of all faithful men is such
              as maketh every one to be interested in those
              precious blessings which any one of them receiveth
              at God's hands.                       --Hooker.
  
     Syn: To concern; excite; attract; entertain; engage; occupy;
          hold.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Interest \In"ter*est\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interested; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Interesting.] [From interess'd, p. p. of the older
     form interess, fr. F. int['e]resser, L. interesse. See
     Interest, n.]
     1. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to
        excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or
        thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest
        one in charitable work.
  
              To love our native country . . . to be interested in
              its concerns is natural to all men.   --Dryden.
  
              A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages.
                                                    --Addison.
  
     2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern;
        to excite; -- often used impersonally. [Obs.]
  
              Or rather, gracious sir, Create me to this glory,
              since my cause Doth interest this fair quarrel.
                                                    --Ford.
  
     3. To cause or permit to share. [Obs.]
  
              The mystical communion of all faithful men is such
              as maketh every one to be interested in those
              precious blessings which any one of them receiveth
              at God's hands.                       --Hooker.
  
     Syn: To concern; excite; attract; entertain; engage; occupy;
          hold.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Interest \In"ter*est\, n. [OF. interest, F. int['e]r[^e]t, fr.
     L. interest it interests, is of interest, fr. interesse to be
     between, to be difference, to be importance; inter between +
     esse to be; cf. LL. interesse usury. See Essence.]
     1. Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful,
        accompanying special attention to some object; concern.
  
     Note: Interest expresses mental excitement of various kinds
           and degrees. It may be intellectual, or sympathetic and
           emotional, or merely personal; as, an interest in
           philosophical research; an interest in human suffering;
           the interest which an avaricious man takes in money
           getting.
  
                 So much interest have I in thy sorrow. --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  interest
       n 1: a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or
            something; "an interest in music" [syn: involvement]
       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" [syn: interestingness] [ant: uninterestingness]
       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" [syn: sake]
       4: a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of
          the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your
          mortgage?"
       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" [syn: pastime, pursuit]
       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" [syn: stake]
       7: (usually plural) a social group whose members control some
          field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron
          interests stepped up production" [syn: interest group]
       v 1: excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of [ant: bore]
       2: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic
          consonant" [syn: concern, occupy, worry]
       3: be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!" [syn:
           matter to]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  interest
     Αγγλικά n.
     το ενδιαφέρον
     Αγγλικά vb.
     ενδιαφέρω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  interest
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la intersum  3 s pres actv indc)
     Middle French n.
     (l en interest) (gloss: great attention and concern from someone or
  something)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  interest
     n.
     1 (senseid en price paid) (lb en 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.)
     2 (senseid en reward earned) (lb en uncountable finance) Any excess
  over and above an exact equivalent
     3 (senseid en heightened attention as curiosity) (lb en uncountable)
  A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual
  curiosity. (from later 18th c.)
     vb.
     1 To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite
  emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.
     2 (lb en obsolete often impersonal) To be concerned with or engaged
  in; to affect; to concern; to excite.
     3 (lb en obsolete) To cause or permit to share.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  interest
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la intersum  3 s pres actv indc)
     Middle French n.
     (l en interest) (gloss: great attention and concern from someone or
  something)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  interest
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la intersum  3 s pres actv indc)
     Middle French n.
     (l en interest) (gloss: great attention and concern from someone or
  something)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  interest
     Latina vb.
     (la-v-taivm est inter)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  interest
     Engelska n.
     1 intresse
     2 ränta, pris på kredit över tid
     3 ränta, pengabelopp
     Engelska vb.
     intressera

From Breton-French FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.8.3 : [ freedict:bre-fra ]


  interest  (interestoù)
  intérêt

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  interest /ˈɪntɹɪst/
  1. belangstelling
  2. belang

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Interest /ˈɪntɹɪst/
  الإهتمام

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  interest //ˈɪntəɹst// //ˈɪntəɹəst// //ˈɪntəɹɛst// //ˈɪntəɹɪst// //ˈɪntɹəst// //ˈɪntɹɛst// //ˈɪntɹɪst// 
  1. интере́с 2.
  attention that is given to or received from someone or something
   3.
  great attention and concern from someone
   4.
  involvement in or link with financial, business, or other undertaking
  2. ли́хва
  finance: price of credit

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  interest //ˈɪntəɹst// //ˈɪntəɹəst// //ˈɪntəɹɛst// //ˈɪntəɹɪst// //ˈɪntɹəst// //ˈɪntɹɛst// //ˈɪntɹɪst// 
  заинтересувам
  to attract attention or concern