interests
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
An inflected form of interest · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,158 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,173 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something also: involvement an interest in music
- a reason for wanting something done also: sake for your sakedied for the sake of his country
- the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) also: interestingness they said nothing of great interestprimary colors can add interest to a room
- a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?
- (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something also: stake they have interests all over the worlda stake in the company's future
- (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims also: interest group the iron interests stepped up production
interests in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He has his clubs and his personal interests.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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Down there was home and all his interests and loyalty.
The City of Fire · Grace Livingston Hill · Chapter 1
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The wide variety of his literary ventures reflects the interests of his life.
Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Phillis - Licia · Martha Foote [Editor] Crow · Chapter 1
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But Emancipation came and the vested interests of the white man in the Negro's body were lost.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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Where, then, and in whose pockets, did you suppose I was getting the enormous interests I have been paying you for years?
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1