Interest

/ˈɪntəɹɪst/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:9 pts8 letters

Definition of Interest

noun

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.
"Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%."
Any excess over and above an exact equivalent
A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.
"He has a lot of interest in vintage cars."
Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.
"I have business interests in South Africa."

verb

To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.
"Action films don't really interest me."
To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.
To cause or permit to share.

Anagrams of Interest

Exact Anagrams

3 words using all 8 letters:

insetter sternite trientes

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "interest":

8-LETTER WORDS

insetter sternite trientes

7-LETTER WORDS

entires entries netters nettier retines retints stinter tenters tentier testier tinters trienes

6-LETTER WORDS

enters entire estrin inerts insert inters nereis nester netter niters nitres renest rentes resent resite+20 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "interest" and rearranging:

+gresetting retesting

+ienteritis interties retinites

Related Word Patterns

IN...Words starting with "in"...STWords ending with "st"All 8-letter words Unscramble "interest"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

cost of moneyoker

ANTONYMS

boredisinterest

Rhyming Words

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