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say it: IN-truhst
interest is a noun and verb meaning "a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something". It is pronounced /ˈɪntɹəst/ — IN-truhst. It carries 10 recorded senses.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
“an interest in music”
a reason for wanting something done
“for your sake”
“died for the sake of his country”
“in the interest of safety”
“in the common interest”
the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
“they said nothing of great interest”
“primary 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?”
(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
“the iron interests stepped up production”
plural
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for interest come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.