Interest
//ˈɪn.tɹɛst//
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Noun
Verb
The word "interest" can be used as noun and verb.
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Causes Desire
Derived Terms
adverse interest adverse interest rule by-interest community interest company conflict of interest counterinterest deferred interest bond deposit interest retention tax earnings before interest and taxes executory interest expression of interest fee simple subject to executory interest hyperinterest in the interest of justice in the interest of time indication of interest insurable interest interest cover interest expense interest group interest in land interest inventory interest rate interest rate guarantee interest rate swap interest-bearing interest-free interest-sensitive interestable interested interesting interestless legitimate interest national interest negative interest noninterest of interest overinterest person of interest point of interest pooling of interest possessory interest rate of interest reinterest riding interest rooting interest self-interest shifting executory interest special interest group springing executory interest subinterest super-compound interest supercompound interest time-preference theory of interest uninterest vest in interest
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Broader Terms (Hypernyms)
arouse bear on benefit cerebrate cogitate come to concern curiosity diversion elicit enkindle evoke fire fixed charge fixed cost fixed costs have to do with kindle part percentage pertain portion power powerfulness provoke raise recreation refer relate share social group think touch touch on welfare wonder
Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)
accrued interest beneficial interest capitalized interest carried interest compound interest consumer interest controlling interest exact interest future interest human interest imputed interest insurable interest legal interest life interest love interest marine interest minority interest nominee interest open interest ordinary interest place of interest prepaid interest public interest royalty interest security interest self-interest short interest simple interest special interest terminable interest true interest cost undivided interest unearned interest vested interest working interest
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about account account payment account statements accrued accrued money accumulating accumulating money additional additional charge additional money also amount at bank attention balance balance percentage bank bank account bank earning bank incentive bank loan bank money bank pay bank rate bank reward borrow business charge claim collecting collecting money compounded compounded daily compounded money concern cool cost credit curiosity curious curious about daily damage dividend earned earned money earning earnings endeavor extra extra money fascination fee fees financial financial income from bank gain given goods hair hobby housing housing rates in bank incentive income increase increase money injury insect investment investment return investments involvement learn learn stuff like liked link loan loan cost loans money money earned money earnings money gain money given money percentage mortgage mortgage fees on investments or bank owed paid passion pay payment payment amount percent percent return percentage percentage owed percentage rate percentages personal personal like pique principle principle money rate rates return return on reward right saving saving money savings savings account savings earned share something liked stake statements stuff takes takes time time transaction undertaking wanting wanting to
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