interest
/ˈɪntəɹɪst//ˈɪntəɹst/noun
Definitions
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.
Example: Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%.
Any excess over and above an exact equivalent
A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
Example: He has a lot of interest in vintage cars.
Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
verb
Definitions
To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.
Example: Action films don't really interest me.
To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.
To cause or permit to share.