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Interests are the things that engage someone's attention or curiosity—hobbies, subjects, activities they care about: Her interests include photography and hiking.
An interest in something can also mean a stake or share: He has a financial interest in the company.
In the plural, interests often refers to what benefits a person or group: acting in the best interests of the child.
Interest on money—the cost of borrowing or the return on saving—becomes interests mainly in legal or financial contexts involving multiple parties or rates.
Request for information
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- inquisitivenessEager desire to learn
questioning · discovery · enthusiasm · eagerness · learning · research · investigation · intrigue
Deploying capital for returns
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- portfolioCollected works or assets
equity · shares · securities · capital · returns · yield · assets · holdings
Deploying capital for returns
- involvementState of being engaged
- sharePortion given out
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- ownershipLegal right of possession
equity · holding · participation · vested · concern · commitment · stock · partnership
Intense eager enjoyment
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- loveIntense fond attachment
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- ardorIntense emotional warmth
zeal · obsession · pursuit · dedication · avidity · intensity · fascination · fixation
Advantage or gain
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- goodSatisfactory in quality
- sakePurpose or interest
behalf · concern · protection · preservation · safeguarding · furtherance · advancement · betterment
Recreational leisure activities
- pursuitsActivities one engages in
- activitiesThings one engages in
- craftsHandmade artistic works
- collectingGathering items over time
gardening · reading · gaming · photography · sports · music · cooking · traveling
Legal right of possession
- sharePortion given out
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- involvementState of being engaged
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
portion · rights · participation · vested · conflict · declare · disclose · competing
Favorable position or circumstance
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- well-beingState of health, contentment
- goodSatisfactory in quality
- bettermentEnhancement of condition
behalf · protection · favor · advancement · promotion · furtherance · serve · public
Advocating to decision-makers
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- activismDirect effort for reform
- representationDepiction or likeness
- championingVigorously supporting a cause
promotion · backing · support · influence · lobbying · petitioning · stewardship · endorsement
inquiry
Request for information
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
inquisitiveness · questioning · discovery · enthusiasm · eagerness · learning · research · investigation · intrigue · attention
investment
Deploying capital for returns
portfolio · equity · shares · securities · capital · returns · yield · assets · holdings · stake
investment
Deploying capital for returns
- involvementState of being engaged
- sharePortion given out
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
ownership · equity · holding · participation · vested · concern · commitment · stock · partnership · shareholder
enthusiasm
Intense eager enjoyment
ardor · zeal · obsession · pursuit · dedication · avidity · intensity · fascination · fixation · absorption
benefit
Advantage or gain
sake · behalf · concern · protection · preservation · safeguarding · furtherance · advancement · betterment · prosperity
pastimes
Recreational leisure activities
- pursuitsActivities one engages in
- activitiesThings one engages in
- craftsHandmade artistic works
collecting · gardening · reading · gaming · photography · sports · music · cooking · traveling · birdwatching
ownership
Legal right of possession
- sharePortion given out
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- involvementState of being engaged
entitlement · portion · rights · participation · vested · conflict · declare · disclose · competing · personal
advantage
Favorable position or circumstance
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- well-beingState of health, contentment
- goodSatisfactory in quality
betterment · behalf · protection · favor · advancement · promotion · furtherance · serve · public · self
lobbying
Advocating to decision-makers
- campaigningActively pursuing political support
- activismDirect effort for reform
- representationDepiction or likeness
championing · promotion · backing · support · influence · lobbying · petitioning · stewardship · endorsement · proponent
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- customer'sneeds, wants, preferences, expectations, satisfaction
- personalself, privacy, personal space, identity, name
- Myspaceprofile, friends list, bulletins, comments, blog
- LiveJournal featuresposts, entries, comments, friends list, friending
- Realpolitikbalance of power, power politics, statecraft, geopolitics, hegemony
interestsindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · disinterest · unconcern · detachment · ennui
interestsdisadvantages
Unfavorable conditions or factors
detriments · liabilities · harms · cons · drawbacks
- not interestedWithout curiosity or engagement
- interest ratesPrice paid for borrowing
- love interestRomantic focus of a story
- best interestsOne's optimal benefit
- person of interestIndividual warranting investigation
- conflict of interestCompromised impartiality from competing stakes
interest, interested, interesting, uninteresting, uninterested, accrued interest, disinterest, disinterested, interest-free