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interest

[in-ter-ist, -trist] / ˈɪn tər ɪst, -trɪst /


NOUN
advantage
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Interest in options is at the highest level in market history with no signs of abating.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Interest was revived decades later when University of Utah researchers revisited the original seismic records.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Interest in the "missing scientists" reached such a fever pitch that the US House of Representatives Oversight Committee and the FBI announced investigations into the cases.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Mr. Grant, the founder and editor of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, is the author of “Bagehot: The Greatest Victorian,” among other books.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Interest rate swaps—in which one party swaps a floating rate of interest for another party’s fixed rate of interest—was one such innovation.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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