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interest

[in-ter-ist, -trist] / ˈɪn tər ɪst, -trɪst /


NOUN
advantage
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Even if the tariff money were specifically directed at debt service, it wouldn’t have done much to defray the roughly $1 trillion in interest the government will incur this year.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Net interest income—the difference between what banks earn on loans minus what they pay out on deposits—was flat at 2.06 billion euros.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

University of Sussex physiology professor Harry Witchel, who has a long-running interest in soundscapes, argues that it makes sense in the context of young people's brain development.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Heading into the latest batch of earnings reports and the Fed’s July 29 decision on interest rates, options positioning appeared to have left dealers with significant negative-gamma exposure.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Actually the school was named after its founder, the aforementioned Agatha Swanburne, but in the interest of time Penelope let the error pass.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Typically, the state court — a probate court or superior court — has the power to appoint a guardian/conservator to look after his interests.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Lekjaa last Saturday had praised his "wise" move to scrap the plan in the interests of "unity and cohesion".

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

This interests him in literature too — transcending reputation through good art.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

She argued that the claims made by referees are "untested" and in the interests of fairness they should be cross-examined in court like other witnesses.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

And she never chose her husband, and never even grew up to decide what kind of stuff she liked as an adult, or dated anybody with the same interests.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Soulaiman Bortata described the teenager as a "caring, bright and funny son", who was interested in fitness and going to the gym, and loved to cook for his family.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Mamdani removed all of the advisers on the group’s board, which many on Wall Street and in the development trenches saw as a sign that he isn’t much interested in their opinions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Any interested party — a hospital, nursing home, social worker, adult protective services, friend or relative — can file a formal petition with the local probate or superior court.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

The results suggest that the organisms living in the sediment are not equally interested in every type of carbon.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

We could show that we could be friends with Jessica, by being interested in her sister.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

“It’s a mix of holding reality and keeping it interesting for viewers,” Biederman says about escalating the action.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

“It’s interesting to see how things looked in 1981 compared to my memory,” Smith said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

"There's certainly some interesting laboratory data but that's not the same as clinical evidence," he said, adding there was not enough data on fenbendazole as a cancer treatment, so "therefore it is unsafe".

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

“The Cruelest Game” overlooks some of the most interesting trend lines in tennis today.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

“All interesting people are strange, don’t you think?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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