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interest - (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" |
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percentage,
share,
portion,
part a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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grubstake funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits
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controlling interest ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares
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insurable interest an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured
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vested interest groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit
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security interest any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation
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terminable interest an interest in property that terminates under specific conditions
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undivided interest,
undivided right the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property
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fee an interest in land capable of being inherited
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equity the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation
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reversion turning in the opposite direction
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right a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner"
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interest - 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" |
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interestingness |
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uninterestingness inability to capture or hold one's interest
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powerfulness,
power possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"
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charisma,
personal appeal,
personal magnetism a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others
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newsworthiness,
news the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world"
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topicality the attribute of being of interest at the present time; "the library had to discard books that had lost their topicality"
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vividness,
color,
colour the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
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shrillness having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound
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interest - a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music" |
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involvement |
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curiosity,
wonder a state in which you want to learn more about something
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enthusiasm a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing"
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concern something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"
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interest - (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production" |
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social group people sharing some social relation
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plural,
plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
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special interest an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor
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vested interest groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit
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interest - a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?" |
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fixed charge,
fixed cost,
fixed costs a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)
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compound interest interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest
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simple interest interest paid on the principal alone
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interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of |
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bore,
tire make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
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enkindle,
elicit,
kindle,
provoke,
evoke,
arouse,
fire,
raise derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
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engross,
occupy,
absorb,
engage live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
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transfix,
fascinate,
grip,
spellbind pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
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