interest

I

n.

concern

curiosity

1) to arouse, generate, pique, stir up; revive interest (in)

2) to hold smb.'s interest

3) to demonstrate, display, evince, manifest, show interest

4) to express; take an interest in (she took a keen interest in the project)

5) to lose interest (in)

6) an academic; active; deep, intense, keen, lively, profound, serious, strong; passing; vested interest

7) broad; common, mutual; narrow interests

8) human interest (this story has a lot of human interest)

9) personal; popular interest

10) the national; (the) public interest

11) interest flags; peaks; picks up; wanes

12) a conflict of interest(s)

13) interest in (to show no interest in financial matters)

14) interest to + inf. (it's in/to our interest to have stable prices)

15) in smb.'s interest (to act in one's own interest)

16) in a certain interest (in the national interest; in the public interest)

17) in the interests of (in the interests of safety; in the interests of our organization)

18) of interest to (this story will he of interest to us)

19) to smb.'s interest (see 14)

money paid for the use of money

20) to bear, pay, yield interest

21) to draw; receive interest

22) to add; calculate; charge; compound interest

23) compound; simple interest

24) interest accrues (to an account)

25) interest on (interest on a loan; six percent interest is paid on all accounts)

26) at a certain (rate of) interest (at six percent interest)

share

27) to own an interest (in a business)

28) a half interest (see also interests)

II

v.

1) to interest greatly, very much

2) (D; tr.) to interest in (could I interest you in this project?)

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['ɪntrɪst]

(the) public interest

active

calculate

charge

common

compound interest

deep

display

evince

generate

intense

keen

lively

manifest

mutual

narrow interests

passing

pay

peaks

picks up

pique

popular interest

profound

receive interest

serious

show interest

simple interest

stir up

strong

very much

vested interest

wanes

yield interest

revive interest (in)

take an interest in (she took a keen interest in the project)

. to interestgreatly

['concern'] ['curiosity'] to arouse

['money paid for the use of money'] to bear

an academic

broad

personal

the national

to add

to demonstrate

to draw

to express

to hold smb. 's interest

interest flags

at a certain (rate of) interest ('share'; at six percent interest)

(D;tr.) to interest in (could I interest you in this project?)

to lose interest (in)

to own an interest (in a business)

in a certain interest (in the national interest; in the public interest)

in the interests of (in the interests of safety; in the interests of our organization)

interest to + inf. (it's in/to our interest to have stable prices)

a conflict of interest (s)

to smb. 's interest (see 14)

a half interest (see also interests)

human interest (this story has a lot of human interest)

of interest to (this story will be of interest to us)

in smb. 's interest (to act in one's own interest)

interest accrues (to an account)

interest in (to show no interest in financial matters)

interest on (interest on a loan; six percent interest is paid on all accounts)