Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - interest
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~1 n 1 »FEELING« a feeling that makes you want to pay attention to something or to find out more about it (Ruth listened with evident interest.) + in (They share an interest in poetry.) lose interest (=stop being interested) (The older ones soon lost interest in the game. | take an interest (in) (=be interested in something)) (Babies soon begin to take an interest in the world around them. | show/express interest (=say you are interested in something or want to buy it)) (Ben has shown an interst in learning French. | Several football clubs have expressed an interest in Giggs.) 2 »QUALITY« a quality or feature of something that attracts your attention or makes you want to know more about it (Add interest to your decor with a patterned border. | of interest (=interesting)) (Tourist information will give you a list of local places of interest. | of general interest (=that everyone wants to know about)) (a subject of general interest | of special/particular interest) (This book will be of particular interest to those studying British Politics since 1900. | be of no interest (to) (=not be interesting to someone)) (Your private problems are of no interest to me.) 3 »ACTIVITY« something that you enjoy doing or a subject that you enjoy studying when you are not working (Her main interest in life is tennis. | List your leisure time interests on the back of the form.) 4 »MONEY« a) a charge made for borrowing money (competitive rates of interest) + on (The interest on the loan is 16.5 % per year.) b) money paid to you by a bank or financial institution when you keep money in an account there (- see also compound interest, simple interest) 5 »ADVANTAGE« the things that bring advantages to someone or something (be in your (best) interest (s)) (It would be in your interests to do as he says. | look after/protect/safeguard your interests) (The company is endeavouring to protect its own interests. | the national interest | have sb's (best) interests at heart (=care about someone and want to improve their situation)) (Private employment agencies may not have your best interests at heart.) 6 be in the public/national interest be good or necessary for the safety or success of a country and its people (The documents were kept secret `in the public interest'.) 7 in the interest (s) of justice/efficiency etc in order to make a situation or system fair, efficient etc (In the interest of justice, I must speak the truth..) 8 (just) out of interest/as a matter of interest spoken used to say that you are asking a question only because you are interested and not because you need to know (Just out of interest, how much did they offer you? | As a matter of interest, where did you meet him?) 9 have no interest in doing sth not to want to do something (I have no interest in continuing this conversation.) 10 declare an interest (in sth) to state that you are connected with something or someone, and so cannot be completely fair and independent when making a decision involving them (I must declare an interest here, the second candidate is a friend of mine.) 11 human interest/love interest the part of a story or film which is interesting because it is about people's lives or romantic relationships 12 pay sb back with interest informal to harm or offend someone in an even worse way than they have harmed you 13 »SHARE IN COMPANY« technical a share in a company, business etc (She's sold all her interests in the company. | controlling interest (=enough shares to control what decisions are taken)) (Mьller has a controlling interest in the factory.) 14 »POWERFUL GROUP« technical a group of people in the same business who share aims or ideas (landed interests | shipping interests) (- see also selfinterest, vested interest) ~2 v 1 to make someone feel interested (Here's an article which might interest you. | What interests me is all the history of these places. | it may interest you to know spoken (=used to introduce a fact which you think may surprise someone)) (It may interest you to know that she is now head of a major company.) 2 could I interest you in a drink/a meal etc? spoken used as a polite way of offering someone something
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(interests, interesting, interested) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you have an interest in something, you want to learn or hear more about it. There has been a lively interest in the elections in the last two weeks... His parents tried to discourage his interest in music, but he persisted... Food was of no interest to her at all. N-UNCOUNT: also a N 2. Your interests are the things that you enjoy doing. Encourage your child in her interests and hobbies even if they’re things that you know little about... N-COUNT 3. If something interests you, it attracts your attention so that you want to learn or hear more about it or continue doing it. That passage interested me because it seems to parallel very closely what you’re doing in the novel... It may interest you to know that Miss Woods, the housekeeper, witnessed the attack. VERB: V n, it V n to-inf 4. If you are trying to persuade someone to buy or do something, you can say that you are trying to interest them in it. In the meantime I can’t interest you in a new car, I suppose?... VERB: V n in n/-ing 5. If something is in the interests of a particular person or group, it will benefit them in some way. Did those directors act in the best interests of their club?... N-COUNT: usu pl, usu in N with poss 6. You can use interests to refer to groups of people who you think use their power or money to benefit themselves. The government accused unnamed ‘foreign interests’ of inciting the trouble... N-COUNT: usu pl, supp N 7. A person or organization that has interests in a company or in a particular type of business owns shares in this company or this type of business. (BUSINESS) Disney will retain a 51 percent controlling interest in the venture. N-COUNT: usu with supp 8. If a person, country, or organization has an interest in a possible event or situation, they want that event or situation to happen because they are likely to benefit from it. The West has an interest in...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably alteration of earlier interesse, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, to be between, make a difference, concern, from inter- + esse to be — more at is Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) right, title, or legal share in something (2) participation in advantage and responsibility b. business, company 2. a. a charge for borrowed money generally a percentage of the amount borrowed b. the profit in goods or money that is made on invested capital c. an excess above what is due or expected returned the insults with ~ 3. advantage, benefit; also self-~ 4. special ~ 5. a. a feeling that accompanies or causes special attention to an object or class of objects ; concern b. something that arouses such attention c. a quality in a thing arousing ~ II. transitive verb Date: 1608 1. to induce or persuade to participate or engage 2. to engage the attention or arouse the ~ of ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a concern; curiosity (have no interest in fishing). b a quality exciting curiosity or holding the attention (this magazine lacks interest). 2 a subject, hobby, etc., in which one is concerned (his interests are gardening and sport). 3 advantage or profit, esp. when financial (it is in your interest to go; look after your own interests). 4 money paid for the use of money lent, or for not requiring the repayment of a debt. 5 (usu. foll. by in) a a financial stake (in an undertaking etc.). b a legal concern, title, or right (in property). 6 a a party or group having a common interest (the brewing interest). b a principle in which a party or group is concerned. 7 the selfish pursuit of one's own welfare, self-interest. --v.tr. 1 excite the curiosity or attention of (your story interests me greatly). 2 (usu. foll. by in) cause (a person) to take a personal interest or share (can I interest you in a holiday abroad?). 3 (as interested adj.) having a private interest; not impartial or disinterested (an interested party). Phrases and idioms at interest (of money borrowed) on the condition that interest is payable. declare an (or one's) interest make known one's financial etc. interests in an undertaking before it is discussed. in the interest (or interests) of as something that is advantageous to. lose interest become bored or boring. with interest with increased force etc. (returned the blow with interest). Derivatives interestedly adv. interestedness n. Etymology: ME, earlier interesse f. AF f. med.L, alt. app. after OF interest, both f. L interest, 3rd sing. pres. of interesse matter, make a difference (as INTER-, esse be) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) выгода 2) доля 3) заинтересовать 4) занимательность 5) интерес 6) интересоваться 7) польза 8) проценты compound interest formula — формула сложных процентов for the interest of the thing — для курьеза law of compound interest — закон сложных процентов simple interest formula — формула простых процентов - compound interest - interest rate - not without interest - simple interest ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. сущ. 1) интерес, заинтересованность adverse interest — противоположный интерес, заинтересованность какой-либо из сторон в неблагоприятном завершении судебного процесса 2) важность 3) значение 4) доля 5) участие 6) имущественное право 7) капиталовложения 8) крупные предприниматели 9) корпорации 10) монополии 11) проценты (на капитал) 12) доход 13) заинтересованные круги • - American interest - Bank Interest - Interest Expense - absorb interest - accommodation of conflicting interests - accrued interest - accumulate interest - accumulation of interest - add-on interest - added interest - addition of interest - agreed interest - amortization rate of interest - at interest - attachment of interest - average interest - average rate of interest - banking interests - base rate of interest - bear an interest - bearing a fixed rate of interest - bearing interest - bearing no interest - below-market interest rate - benchmark interest rate - beneficial interest - bond interest - burden of interest - calculate interest - capital and interest - certificate of beneficial interest - charge interest - collect interest - collection of interest - compound interest - compound interest account - contract interest - contractual interest - controlling interest - coupon rate of interest - crediting of interest - current interest - day-to-day interest - days of interest - default interest - deferred interest - determination of interest rate - determination of rate of interest - distribution of interest - due date for interest - due interest - earn an interest - economic interest - effective rate of interest - equitable interest - exact day interest - exact interest - executory interest - exemption from interest - expression of interest - financial interest - future interest - have an...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. интерес with a keen interest in smb., smth. —- с большим интересом к кому-л., чему-л. to arouse (to excite, to awake) smb.'s interest —- вызвать (возбудить, пробудить) чей-л. интерес to take (an) interest in smb., smth. —- заинтересоваться кем-л., чем-л. to have (to feel) (an) interest in smb., smth. —- интересоваться кем-л., чем-л.; проявлять интерес к кому-л., чему-л. to feel no interest in smb., smth. —- не испытывать никакого интереса к кому-л., чему-л. to be an object of intense interest —- быть предметом неослабного внимания the book lacks interest —- эта книга лишена занимательности 2. интерес, запрос; влечение, стремление, потребность a man of wide interests —- человек с большими запросами (с широким кругом интересов) his two great interests are music and painting —- больше всего он увлекается музыкой и живописью 3. значение, интерес an article of interest —- интересная статья this is of no interest to me —- это меня не интересует, это не представляет для меня интереса a matter of considerable scientific interest —- вопрос, представляющий интерес для науки 4. заинтересованность; польза; выгода public interests —- общественные интересы it is to his interest to do so —- ему выгодно (в его интересах) так поступить to know where one's interests lie —- своего не упустить in the interest(s) of justice —- в интересах справедливости to work in the interest(s) of humanity —- трудиться на...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) интерес, заинтересованность - lose interest - show interest - arouse interest - take interest in 2) выгода, преимущество, польза to look after ones own interests - заботиться о собственной выгоде in the interest(s) of truth - в интересах справедливости it is to my interest to do so - сделать это в моих интересах 3) доля (в чем-л.); участие в прибылях 4) увлечение (чем-л.); интерес (к чему-л.); her chief interest is music - она увлекается только музыкой 5) важность, значение a matter of no little interest - дело немаловажное 6) влияние (with - на кого-л.) 7) группа лиц, имеющих общие интересы - the landed interest 8) проценты (на капитал) interest will start to run... - начисление процентов начнется с... - simple interest - compound interest - rate of interest - return with interest 9) pl. (vested) interests - капиталовложения 2. v. интересовать, заинтересовывать (in) Few teachers are able to interest their students in dull subjects that mean a lot of hard work. Syn: see entertain INTEREST payment выплата процентов ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1425, from Anglo-Fr. interesse "what one has a legal concern in," infl. 15c. by O.Fr. interest "damage," from L. interest "it is of importance, it makes a difference," third pers. sing. present of interresse "to concern," from inter- "between" + esse "to be." Financial and legal senses were in Anglo-Fr. Meaning "curiosity" is late 18c. Interesting meant "important" (1711); later "of interest" (1768). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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