interest

CEFRA1

/ˈɪn.tɹɛst/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A feeling of wanting to know or learn about something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra money paid for borrowing money or kept in an account.

Examples

  • A bank lends us money at interest.

  • Her research has generated interest around the world.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɪn.t(ə.)ɹest/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.

  2. Any excess over and above an exact equivalent

  3. 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.

More examples

In context

  • I have no interest in putting my money into your dreams.

  • He has a lot of interest in vintage cars.

  • I have a lot of interest in doing online coding.

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Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English interest, from Old French interesse and interest (French intérêt), from Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse.