## Meanings
1. a feeling of wanting to know about or take part in something.
2. the quality of being exciting or worth paying attention to.
3. the extra money you pay to borrow money, or earn by saving it.
4. to make someone want to know more or pay attention.

## Examples
- She has a strong interest in music.
- They said nothing of great interest at the meeting.
- Our bank charges an annual interest of 5%.
- The new project really interests me.

## Antonyms
- bore
- disinterest

## Derived Forms
- interestable
- interested
- interesting
- reinterest

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₁es-
- Root: interest
- Root: interesse
- Root: intersum

## Etymology
From Middle English interest, from Old French interesse and interest (French intérêt), from Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse.

## AI Etymology
Interest comes from Middle English interest, from Old French interesse and interest (French intérêt), from Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse. The historical line also includes *h₁es- and intersum.

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- Mind & Cognition
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