interest
/ˈɪn.tɹɛst/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.17 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Uncountable
noun
An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.
Countable
Example Sentences
- "Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%."
- "You shall have your desires with interest"
- "He has a lot of interest in vintage cars."
- "I have a lot of interest in doing online coding."
- "The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new billet and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy."
- "Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’ and if you don't look out there's likely to be some nice, lively dog taking an interest in your underpinning.”"
Etymology
From Middle English interest, from Old French interesse and interest (French intérêt), from Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɪn.tɹɛst/
- British English: /ˈɪn.tɹɛst/