readiness to be concerned with, moved by, or have one's attention attracted by something; curiosity
the quality in a thing that arouses interest, or the thing itself
a charge for borrowed money, generally a percentage of the amount borrowed
something added above what is due
benefit or advantage to somebody
in your interest to speak
a right, title, or legal share in something
a person or group with a financial stake
a business in which somebody has a financial stake
declare one's interest
to disclose a personal, esp financial, connection with a subject under discussion, e.g. in Parliament
in the interest/interests of
for the sake of something; for the benefit of something
[Middle English via Anglo-French from Latin interesse to be between, make a difference, concern, from inter- + esse to be]