Synonym: affair, business, concern, curiosity, intrigue, part, percentage, portion, premium, profit, rate, share. Antonym: capital, indifference. Similar words: interfere, interfere in, interfere with, for the rest, painter, interval, interior, internal. Meaning: ['ɪntrɪst] 
n. 1. a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something 2. the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) 3. a reason for wanting something done 4. a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed 5. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) 6. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something 7. (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims. v. 1. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of 2. be on the mind of 3. be of importance or consequence.
n. 1. a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something 2. the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) 3. a reason for wanting something done 4. a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed 5. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) 6. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something 7. (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims. v. 1. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of 2. be on the mind of 3. be of importance or consequence. 
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1. Interest will not lie.
2. Fortune often rewards with interest those that have patience to wait for her. 
3. Do your parents take an interest in your friends?
4. The area is of great botanical interest.
5. The bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates.
6. We don't have the same commonality of interest.
7. It is a matter of great public interest.
8. Politics does not seem to interest him at all.
9. Her interest in art was stimulated by her father.
10. This subject is of great interest to me.
11. Interest rates are an important instrument of economic policy.
12. Interest accrues on a bank accout.
13. She takes an excessive interest in clothes.
14. The total cost was $10, 000, plus 14% interest.
15. Tax is payable on the interest.
16. She found it difficult to sustain the children's interest.
17. His report titillated the interest of the audience.
18. His interest in photography is only a passing fad.
19. Her latest film has generated a lot of interest/excitement.
20. The interest accrued over the months.
21. Their interest is listening to others.
22. He lost interest in much of his research.
23. I find no interest in such things.
24. She manifested little interest in her studies.
25. Ballet is essentially a middle-class interest.
26. The interest is exempt from income tax .
27. My parents encouraged my interest in science.
28. With close friends in their lives,(Sentencedict.com )people develop courage and positive attitudes.Teenagers have the moral support to assert their individuality;the elderly approach their advanced years with optimism and an interest in life.
29. If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him, an investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
30. The secret of a good momory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it-- We rarely forget that which has made a deep impression on our minds.
More similar words: interfere, interfere in, interfere with, for the rest, painter, interval, interior, internal, Internet, interact, in terms of, interpret, interview, interrupt, enter into, at intervals, interaction, intervention, international, interpretation, at regular intervals, contest, forest, intent, intend, rest on, arrest, in tears, intense, restore.