enthusiasm - a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing"

concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern"

curiosity, wonder - a state in which you want to learn more about something

power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"

newsworthiness, news - the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world"

topicality - the attribute of being of interest at the present time; "the library had to discard books that had lost their topicality"

vividness, color, colour - interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"

benefit, welfare - something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"

behalf - for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive); "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf"

fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs - a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)

compound interest - interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest

simple interest - interest paid on the principal alone

diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"

avocation, hobby, spare-time activity, by-line, sideline - an auxiliary activity

jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

percentage, share, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash"

grubstake - funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits

controlling interest - ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares

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

vested interest - (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another

security interest - any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation

terminable interest - an interest in property that terminates under specific conditions

undivided interest, undivided right - the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property

fee - an interest in land capable of being inherited

equity - the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation

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)

right - (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights"

plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

social group - people sharing some social relation

special interest - an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor

vested interest - groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit

engage, engross, occupy, absorb - engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"

arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

spellbind, transfix, fascinate, grip - to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"

concern, pertain, bear on, come to, touch on, refer, relate, touch - have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

fascinate, intrigue - cause to be interested or curious