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The correct spelling is interest.
How to pronounce interest
/ˈɪntəɹɪst/
nounIPA: /ˈɪntəɹɪst/
Say it like: Int-ere-st
The correct spelling is interest. 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. For example: "Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%."
Usage Examples
“Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%.”
“He has a lot of interest in vintage cars.”
“I have business interests in South Africa.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.Any excess over and above an exact equivalent
- 3.A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
- 4.Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
- 5.An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.
verb
- 1.To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.
- 2.To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.
- 3.To cause or permit to share.
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