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  • 1Interest —     Interest     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Interest     Notion of interest     Interest is a value exacted or promised over and above the restitution of a borrowed capital.     ♦ Moratory interest, that is interest due as an indemnity or a… …

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  • 2interest group — a group of people drawn or acting together in support of a common interest or to voice a common concern: Political interest groups seek to influence legislation. [1905 10] * * * ▪ political science Introduction also called  special interest group …

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  • 3Interest — For other uses, see Interest (disambiguation). Interest is a fee paid by a borrower of assets to the owner as a form of compensation for the use of the assets. It is most commonly the price paid for the use of borrowed money,[1] or money earned… …

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  • 4interest — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 desire to learn/hear more about sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ avid, close, considerable, consuming, deep, great, intense, keen, lively …

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  • 5interest — / ɪntrəst/ noun 1. payment made by a borrower for the use of money, calculated as a percentage of the capital borrowed 2. money paid as income on investments or loans ● to receive interest at 5% ● the loan pays 5% interest ● deposit which yields… …

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  • 6Interest in possession trust — An interest in possession trust is a form of legal arrangement which gives a person a present right to the present enjoyment of something [ Viscount Dilhorne in Pearson v IRC [1980] STC 318 at 323] . At least one of the beneficiaries of this type …

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  • 7Interest-Only ARM — An adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) with an initial interest only payment period. During the interest only period, only the calculated interest must be paid; no principal must be repaid. The length of the interest only period varies with each… …

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  • 8increasing — increase in‧crease 1 [ɪnˈkriːs] verb 1. [intransitive] to become larger in amount, number, or degree: • Manufacturing output increased 0.6% in July. • Sales increased to 11.5 million tons from 11 million tons. increase in • The yen is forecast to …

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  • 9steadily growing interest — increasing interest, interest which is growing steadily stronger …

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  • 10increasing — adj. Increasing is used with these nouns: ↑acceptance, ↑age, ↑alienation, ↑amount, ↑anxiety, ↑army, ↑autonomy, ↑availability, ↑awareness, ↑clarity, ↑commitment, ↑ …

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