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interest
noun
a
feeling
of
wanting
to
know
more
about
something
or
to
keep
paying
attention
to
it
•
The
science
show
sparked
the
students'
interest
in
space
.
The
science
show
sparked
the
students'
interest
in
space
.
•
Maria
lost
all
interest
in
the
movie
and
started
looking
at
her
phone
.
Maria
lost
all
interest
in
the
movie
and
started
looking
at
her
phone
.
From
Middle
English
‘
interest
’,
from
Medieval
Latin
‘
interest
’
meaning
‘
it
is
of
importance
’.
noun
an
activity
,
subject
,
or
hobby
that
you
enjoy
and
like
to
spend
time
on
•
Coin
collecting
is
Tom's
newest
interest
.
Coin
collecting
is
Tom's
newest
interest
.
•
She
shares
an
interest
in
photography
with
her
father
.
She
shares
an
interest
in
photography
with
her
father
.
noun
money
that
you
pay
for
borrowing
money
or
that
a
bank
pays
you
for
keeping
money
there
•
The
bank
pays
3%
interest
on
savings
accounts
.
The
bank
pays
3%
interest
on
savings
accounts
.
•
Because
he
missed
a
payment
,
the
interest
on
his
loan
went
up
.
Because
he
missed
a
payment
,
the
interest
on
his
loan
went
up
.
Sense
developed
in
17th-century
English
from
the
idea
of
‘
share
,
concern
’
to
a
fee
paid
for
the
use
of
money
.
verb
-
interest
,
interesting
,
interests
,
interested
to
make
someone
want
to
know
more
about
something
•
The
colorful
poster
interested
the
kids
in
the
museum
exhibit
.
The
colorful
poster
interested
the
kids
in
the
museum
exhibit
.
•
Stories
about
space
always
interest
him
.
Stories
about
space
always
interest
him
.
noun
a
share
,
advantage
,
or
right
that
a
person
or
group
has
in
something
and
wants
to
protect
•
He
sold
his
interest
in
the
restaurant
to
start
a
new
company
.
He
sold
his
interest
in
the
restaurant
to
start
a
new
company
.
•
Parents
have
a
strong
interest
in
their
children's
safety
at
school
.
Parents
have
a
strong
interest
in
their
children's
safety
at
school
.
