Definition of interest

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Interest (n.) To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work..

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Interdependency :: Interdependency (n.) Mutual dependence; as, interdependency of interests..
Policy :: Policy (n.) Management or administration based on temporal or material interest, rather than on principles of equity or honor; hence, worldly wisdom; dexterity of management; cunning; stratagem..
Sectionalize :: Sectionalize (v. t.) To divide according to gepgraphical sections or local interests.
Materialize :: Materialize (v. t.) To cause to assume a character appropriate to material things; to occupy with material interests; as, to materialize thought..
Expectancy :: Expectancy (n.) That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope..
Philistine :: Philistine (n.) A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is limited to selfish and material interests.
Interest :: Interest (n.) To cause or permit to share.
Deal :: Deal (n.) An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties; -- applied to stock speculations and political bargains.
Lionize :: Lionize (v. t.) To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest.
Jejune :: "Jejune (a.) Void of interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune narrative..
Selfishly :: Selfishly (adv.) In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.
Possessory :: Possessory (a.) Of or pertaining to possession, either as a fact or a right; of the nature of possession; as, a possessory interest; a possessory lord..
Enhance :: Enhance (v. i.) To be raised up; to grow larger; as, a debt enhances rapidly by compound interest..
Sacrifice :: Sacrifice (n.) Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up; as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure to interest..
Dry :: Dry (superl.) Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren; unembellished; jejune; plain.
Estate :: Estate (n.) The degree, quality, nature, and extent of one's interest in, or ownership of, lands, tenements, etc.; as, an estate for life, for years, at will, etc..
Incautious :: Incautious (a.) Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark..
Self-seeking :: Self-seeking (n.) The act or habit of seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfishness.
Feneration :: Feneration (n.) The act of fenerating; interest.
Concern :: Concern (n.) Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety..
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