interest

interest has 19 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• 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.
• n.. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite; -- often used impersonally.
• n.. To cause or permit to share.
• n.. Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying special attention to some object; concern.
• 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.
• n.. Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfish benefit; profit; benefit.
• 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.
• n.. Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what is given or rendered.
• n.. The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the cotton interest.
• n.. 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"
• n.. 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"
• n.. the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"