📒 the feeling that you have when you want to know or learn more about somebody/something
- Her research has generated interest around the world.
- The case has attracted the interest of the public and media.
- interest in something Do your parents take an interest in your friends?
📒 the quality that something has when it attracts somebody’s attention or makes them want to know more about it
- There are many places of interest near the city.
- These plants will add interest to your garden in winter.
- be of interest These documents are of great historical interest.
📒 an activity or a subject that you enjoy and that you spend time doing or studying
- Her main interests are music and tennis.
- He was a man of wide interests outside his work.
- My main research interest is herbal medicine.
📒 the extra money that you pay back when you borrow money or that you receive when you invest money
- interest on something to pay interest on a loan
- with interest The money was repaid with interest.
- interest charges/payments
📒 a good result or an advantage for somebody/something
- The union is working to protect the interests of its members.
- to promote/defend somebody's interests
- Tough talk doesn't always serve your interests.
📒 a share in a business or company and its profits
- She has business interests in France.
- American interests in Europe (= money invested in European countries)
📒 a connection with something that affects your attitude to it, especially because you may benefit from it in some way
- I should, at this point, declare my interest.
- interest in (doing) something Organizations have an interest in ensuring that employee motivation is high.
- Lawyers have a direct financial interest in the outcome of the debate.
📒 a group of people who are in the same business or who share the same aims that they want to protect
- powerful farming interests
- relationships between local government and business interests
📒 a situation in which somebody has two jobs, aims, roles, etc. and cannot treat both of them equally and fairly at the same time
- There was a conflict of interest between his business dealings and his political activities.
- One member of the planning committee had a conflict of interest as he lived near the proposed road.
- There is often a conflict of interests between farmers and conservationists.
📒 to do the same thing to somebody as they have done to you, but with more force, enthusiasm, etc.
📒 to want somebody to be happy and successful even though your actions may not show this
- Although he was sometimes too strict with his children, he had their best interests at heart.
📒 in order to help or achieve something
- New work practices were introduced in the interests of efficiency.
📒 a person who is believed to be involved in a crime, but who has not been arrested
- Police have said they do have a person of interest in the case.