take an interest
1take an interest in — index participate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2take no interest — index disregard Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3take little interest in the opposite sex — to be a homosexual The case of the British naval spy Vassall highlighted the danger of using euphemism instead of direct speech. One of Vassall s referees, when he was being considered for a job which involved access to secret material,… …
4take an interest in — become curious about a certain topic, wanting to know more about something …
5interest one's self — Take an interest, feel an interest, be engaged, be concerned …
6interest — I UK [ˈɪntrəst] / US noun Word forms interest : singular interest plural interests *** Get it right: interest: When the noun interest means a feeling of wanting to know more about something , it is followed by the preposition in, not for: Wrong:… …
7interest — in|ter|est1 [ ıntrəst ] noun *** ▸ 1 a need to know ▸ 2 activity you enjoy doing ▸ 3 money paid/received ▸ 4 quality attracting you ▸ 5 advantage/benefit ▸ 6 connection affecting someone ▸ 7 right to own part of something ▸ 8 group with same aim… …
8take — take1 [ teık ] (past tense took [ tuk ] ; past participle tak|en [ teıkən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move something/someone ▸ 2 cause someone/something to move ▸ 3 perform action ▸ 4 need something ▸ 5 accept ▸ 6 win prize/election ▸ 7 reach out and get ▸… …
9interest — the cost of borrowing money. Glossary of Business Terms What is paid to a lender for the use of his money and includes compensation to the lender for three factors: 1) Time value of money (lender s rate) the value of today s dollar is more than… …
10Interest — The price paid for borrowing money. It is expressed as a percentage rate over a period of time and reflects the rate of exchange of present consumption for future consumption. Also, a share or title in property. The New York Times Financial… …
