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1
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something
- all of the workers at the food cooperative have an interest in it
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2
the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success
- make no mistake: she's determined to act in her own interest in this business deal
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3
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
- a multinational corporation with interests on every continent
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4
a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
- the contention that the nation's financial interests have too much power
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of interest (Entry 2 of 2)
to hold the attention of
- the book didn't interest me, so I ended up watching the parade of people on the sidewalk
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“Interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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