interest
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Also seen as: interests · interested
Sense 1
The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.
Giá phải trả để có được hoặc nhận được tiền hoặc hàng hóa trong giao dịch tín dụng
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Noun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Any excess over and above an exact equivalent
Số tiền vượt quá giá trị tương đương chính xác
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Noun
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 3
To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.
Thu hút sự chú ý của; kích thích cảm xúc hoặc đam mê cho một người hoặc điều gì
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Verb
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “interest” mean?
The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.
Is “interest” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.