the Hatch family, who controlled large dairy interests
2. to be in the interests of sb
3. to protect someone's interests
4. to act in someone's best interests
Examples of 'interests' in a sentence
interests
I only meant that the short-term benefits might conflict with your longer-term interests.
St. James, Ian FINAL RESORT
In the interests of publicity the current Peter was likely to win.
Butler, Gwendoline COFFIN ON THE WATER
All related terms of 'interests'
interess
to interest
interesse
to interest
interest
If you have an interest in something, you want to learn or hear more about it.
human interest
If something such as a news story has human interest , people are likely to find it interesting because it gives interesting details about the person or people involved .
life interest
interest (esp from property) that is payable to a person during their life but ceases with their death
public interest
the welfare or well-being of the general public; commonwealth
short interest
the sum of the short sales in a security , commodity , etc., or on an exchange , which have not been covered as of a given date
simple interest
Simple interest is interest that is calculated on an original sum of money and not also on interest which has previously been added to the sum. Compare → compound interest .
vested interest
If you have a vested interest in something, you have a very strong reason for acting in a particular way, for example to protect your money, power, or reputation .
to protect someone's interests
to look after the well-being of someone
accrued interest
interest which has been earned since an investment was made or since a previous interest payment
compound interest
Compound interest is interest that is calculated both on an original sum of money and on interest which has previously been added to the sum. Compare → simple interest .
insurable interest
a financial or other interest in the life or property covered by an insurance contract , without which the contract cannot be enforced
overdraft interest
interest charged on money withdrawn in excess of the credit balance of a bank or building society account
special interest
a body of persons, corporation , or industry that seeks or receives benefits or privileged treatment , esp. through legislation
to be in the interests of sb
to be to the advantage of somebody
controlling interest
a quantity of shares in a business that is sufficient to ensure control over its direction
unity of interest
the equal interest in property held by joint tenants
to act in someone's best interests
to act so as to benefit somebody
in the interest of
for the sake of
to have someone's interests at heart
If you say that someone has your interests or your welfare at heart , you mean that they are concerned about you and that is why they are doing something.
at heart
If you say that someone is a particular kind of person at heart , you mean that that is what they are really like , even though they may seem very different .
in the interests of/in the interest of
If you do something in the interests of a particular result or situation , you do it in order to achieve that result or maintain that situation.