What is the meaning of INTEREST. Phrases containing INTEREST
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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Interest
n.
Self-interest; private advantage.
n.
Premium paid for the use of money, -- usually reckoned as a percentage; as, interest at five per cent per annum on ten thousand dollars.
v. i.
To express or signify the mind, will, or preference, either viva voce, or by ballot, or by other authorized means, as in electing persons to office, in passing laws, regulations, etc., or in deciding on any proposition in which one has an interest with others.
imp. & p. p.
of Interest
n.
A wish, choice, or opinion, of a person or a body of persons, expressed in some received and authorized way; the expression of a wish, desire, will, preference, or choice, in regard to any measure proposed, in which the person voting has an interest in common with others, either in electing a person to office, or in passing laws, rules, regulations, etc.; suffrage.
n.
Participation in advantage, profit, and responsibility; share; portion; part; as, an interest in a brewery; he has parted with his interest in the stocks.
a.
Engaging the attention; exciting, or adapted to excite, interest, curiosity, or emotion; as, an interesting story; interesting news.
a.
Particularly concerned for one's own interest or happiness.
n.
The state or quality of being interested; selfishness.
n.
The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the cotton interest.
adv.
In an interesting manner.
v. t.
Having the attention engaged; having emotion or passion excited; as, an interested listener.
a.
Changed; altered; various; diversified; as, a varied experience; varied interests; varied scenery.
n.
The condition or quality of being interesting.
v. t.
Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in consequences; liable to be affected or prejudiced; as, an interested witness.
v. t.
Interest in excess of a legal rate charged to a borrower for the use of money.
n.
Private interest; the interest or advantage of one's self.
n.
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.
a.
Not in a state of contingency or suspension; fixed; as, vested rights; vested interests.
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