| 单词 | interest |
| 释义 | interest interest /; / noun
ACCRUED INTEREST, ADD-ON INTEREST, BANK INTEREST, BENEFICIAL INTEREST, COMPOUND INTEREST, CONTROLLING INTEREST, EXPRESSION OF INTEREST, MAJORITY INTEREST, MINORITY INTEREST, ORDINARY INTEREST, REGISTER OF DIRECTORS' INTEREST, SIMPLE INTEREST, VESTED INTEREST, WORKING INTEREST
1 [U] the extra money that you have to pay when you borrow money: You'll have to pay interest on the loan. The money was repaid with interest. The company is set to default on (= fail to pay) its interest payments. ⇨ INTEREST RATE
❖ to charge/pay interest ◆ interest charges/payments annual/monthly interest
2 [U] the extra money that you receive when you invest money: Their business account pays 3% interest. That cash could be earning interest in a bank account. Bond interest is fixed, but earnings per share are growing. ⇨ INTEREST RATE See note at PROFIT
❖ earn/pay interest ◆ interest payments annual/monthly interest
3 (Finance ) [C, usually pl.] a share in a business or company and a legal right to a share of its profits: The group has extensive interests in China. She has business interests in France. American interests in Europe (= money invested in European countries) ⇨ HOLDING
❖ business/commercial/economic interests ◆ energy/mining/oil interests
4 [C,U] a connection with sth which affects your attitude to it, especially because you may benefit from it in some way: Organizations have an interest in ensuring that employee motivation is high. I should, at this point, declare my interest.
5 [C, usually pl.] a group of people who are in the same business or who share the same aims which they want to protect: powerful farming interests relationships between local government and business interests
6 (Law ) [C] a legal right to land or property: You must give the names and addresses of anyone you know who has an interest in the land.
CONFLICT noun, DECLARE |
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