interest
noun [C] (LEGAL RIGHT) /ˈɪn.trəst/
/-trɪst/ Definition
› an involvement or a legal right, usually relating to a business or possessions: He is a multi-millionaire with business interests around the world.specialized When they divorced she retained a legal interest in the property.Having and owning - general words
(Definition of interest noun (LEGAL RIGHT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -owned suffix
- attach to sb/sth phrasal verb
- be endowed with sth idiom
- bearer noun
- belong to sb phrasal verb
- boast verb (HAVE)
- call verb (CONSIDER)
- claim verb (SAY)
- glint verb
- hold verb (CONTROL)
- make sth (all) your own idiom
- mistress noun (WOMAN IN CONTROL)
- not/never want for anything idiom
- own determiner, pronoun
- owner noun
- proprietress noun
- reside in sth/sb phrasal verb
- revert to sb phrasal verb
- stake somewhere/sth out phrasal verb
- title noun (LEGAL RIGHT)
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