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Definition of Interest
In´ter`est | v. t. | 1. | | | 1. | 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. | | 2. | To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite; - often used impersonally. | | 3. | To cause or permit to share. | | n. | 1. | | | 1. | Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying special attention to some object; concern; a desire to learn more about a topic or engage often in an activity. | | 2. | (Finance, Commerce) Participation in advantage, profit, and responsibility; share; portion; part; as, an interest in a brewery; he has parted with his interest in the stocks. | | 3. | Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfish benefit; profit; benefit. | | 4. | (Finance) A fee paid for the use of money; a fee paid for a loan; - usually reckoned as a percentage; as, interest at five per cent per annum on ten thousand dollars. | | 5. | Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what is given or rendered. | | 6. | The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the cotton interest. |
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