interest

1. 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. Source: opted

2. n. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite; -- often used impersonally. Source: opted

3. n. To cause or permit to share. Source: opted

4. n. Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying special attention to some object; concern. Source: opted

5. 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. Source: opted

6. n. Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfish benefit; profit; benefit. Source: opted

7. 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. Source: opted

8. n. Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what is given or rendered. Source: opted

9. n. The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the cotton interest. Source: opted

10. n. a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something Source: wordnet

11. n. a reason for wanting something done Source: wordnet

12. n. the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) Source: wordnet

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