Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (n) interest, involvement (a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something) "an interest in music"
S: (n) sake, interest (a reason for wanting something done) "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"
S: (n) interest, interestingness (the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)) "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"
S: (n) interest (a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed) "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?"
S: (n) interest, stake ((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something) "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
S: (n) insurable interest (an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured)
S: (n) vested interest ((law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another)
S: (n) guarantee, guaranty (a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults)
S: (n) lien (the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged)
S: (n) artisan's lien (lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for)
S: (n) general lien (a lien on all the property owned by a debtor and not just a specific property)
S: (n) judgment lien (lien on a debtor's property that is granted to a creditor by court judgment; lien may be enforced by having the sheriff seize the property and hold a sheriff's sale)
S: (n) landlord's lien (lien on a tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage; the landlord is given the status of a preferred creditor with regard to the tenant's property)
S: (n) mechanic's lien (lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure)
S: (n) garageman's lien (the extension of a mechanic's lien to include payment for work on automobiles)
S: (n) tax lien (lien of which a tax collector may avail himself in default of taxes (analogous to a judgment lien))
S: (n) federal tax lien (lien of the United States on all property of a taxpayer who fails to pay the federal government the taxes for which he or she is liable)
S: (n) state tax lien (a lien on the property of a taxpayer that the tax collector can use upon default of payment of taxes)
S: (n) warehouseman's lien (right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage charges have been paid)
S: (n) fee (an interest in land capable of being inherited)
S: (n) fee simple (a fee without limitation to any class of heirs; they can sell it or give it away)
S: (n) fee tail (a fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not free to sell it or give it away)
S: (n) equity (the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation)
S: (n) sweat equity (interest in a building that a tenant earns by contributing to its renovation or maintenance)
S: (n) reversion ((law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee))
S: (n) escheat (a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs)
S: (n) right ((frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing) "mineral rights"; "film rights"
S: (n) share, portion, part, percentage (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group) "he wanted his share in cash"
S: (n) interest, interest group ((usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims) "the iron interests stepped up production"
S: (n) pastime, interest, pursuit (a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)) "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"
Verb
S: (v) interest (excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of)
S: (v) concern, interest, occupy, worry (be on the mind of) "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
S: (v) matter to, interest (be of importance or consequence) "This matters to me!"