# interests

Pronunciation: say "IN-trists" /ˈɪnt(ə)ɹɪsts/

## Noun

1. Plural of interest. — plural of interest
   - Simple: Plural of interest. Use this form when talking about more than one interest.
   - _His interests range from astronomy to medieval history._
   - _The committee weighed the competing interests of residents and developers._
3. The persons or groups who share a stake in a particular business or cause, taken together as a single body.
   - Simple: The people or groups who share a stake in the same business or cause.
   - _Powerful financial interests shaped the bill behind closed doors._
   - _The railroad interests opposed any regulation of freight rates._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of interest. — third-person singular simple present indicative of interest
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of interest. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The new exhibit interests visitors of all ages._
   - _Whatever interests the public tends to sell well._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/interests (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).