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interest
A	noun
	1	pastime, interest, pursuit
			a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚diversion; recreation ╚pastime, interest, pursuit ╚avocation; by-line; hobby; sideline; spare-time activity
	2	sake, interest
			a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚quality ╚good; goodness ╚benefit; welfare ╚sake, interest ╚behalf
	3	interest, interestingness
			the power of attracting or holding one's interest (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚quality ╚power; powerfulness ╚interest, interestingness ╚color; colour; vividness ╚topicality ╚newsworthiness; news
	4	interest, involvement
			a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"
		Category Tree: state ╚cognitive state; state of mind ╚curiosity; wonder ╚interest, involvement ╚concern ╚enthusiasm
	5	interest, interest group
			(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production"
		Category Tree: group; grouping ╚social group ╚interest, interest group ╚vested interest ╚special interest
	6	interest, stake
			(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
		Category Tree: possession ╚assets ╚share; portion; part; percentage ╚interest, stake ╚right ╚reversion ╚equity ╚fee ╚undivided interest; undivided right ╚terminable interest ╚security interest ╚vested interest ╚insurable interest ╚controlling interest ╚grubstake
	7	interest
			a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?"
		Category Tree: possession ╚transferred property; transferred possession ╚loss ╚financial loss ╚outgo; expenditure; outlay ╚cost ╚charge ╚fixed charge; fixed cost; fixed costs ╚interest ╚simple interest ╚compound interest
B	verb
	1	interest
			excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
		Category Tree: make; create ╚arouse; elicit; enkindle; kindle; evoke; fire; raise; provoke ╚interest ╚fascinate; transfix; grip; spellbind ╚absorb; engross; engage; occupy
	2	concern, interest, occupy, worry
			be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"

	3	matter to, interest
			be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!"
		Category Tree: refer; pertain; relate; concern; come to; bear on; touch; touch on ╚matter to, interest ╚intrigue; fascinate

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