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 |
anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
compound | an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) |
compound lens | a lens system consisting of two or more lenses on the same axis |
compound lever | a pair of levers hinged at the fulcrum |
compound microscope | light microscope that has two converging lens systems: the objective and the eyepiece |
explosive compound | a compound that is explosive |
physical pendulum compound pendulum | pendulum consisting of an actual object allowed to rotate freely around a horizontal axis |
egoism egocentrism self-interest selfoncern selfenteredness | concern for your own interests and welfare |
opportunism self-interest self-seeking expedience | taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others |
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 |
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 |
compound eye | in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image |
interest involvement | a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something, an interest in music |
compound | a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts |
compound morphology | the part of grammar that deals with combinations of simple words into compound words |
compound sentence | a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses |
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 |
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 |
compound pistil | consists of two or more fused carpels |
compound leaf | a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk |
EBITDA Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization | income before interest and taxes and depreciation and amortization have been subtracted, an indicator of a company's profitability that is watched by investors (especially in leveraged buyouts) |
interest expense | interest paid on loans |
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 |
controlling interest | ownership of more than % 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 |
interest | a fixed charge for borrowing money, usually a percentage of the amount borrowed, how much interest do you pay on your mortgage? |
compound interest | interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest |
simple interest | interest paid on the principal alone |
interest rate rate of interest | the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use |
prime interest rate | the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings |
pooling of interest | an accounting method used in the merging of companies, the balance sheets are added together item by item, this method is tax-free |
compound number | a quantity expressed in two different units, one hour and ten minutes |
complex fraction compound fraction | a fraction with fractions in the numerator or denominator |
conflict of interest | a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests |
compound fracture open fracture | bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound |
alicyclic compound | an aliphatic compound that contains a ring of atoms |
aliphatic compound | organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative |
aromatic compound | a hydrocarbon containing one or more benzene rings that are characteristic of the benzene series of compounds |
anionic compound | a compound characterized by an active anion |
binary compound | chemical compound composed of only two elements |
chelate chelate compound | a heterocyclic compound having a metal ion attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions |
quaternary ammonium compound | a compound derived from ammonium with hydrogen atoms replaced by organic groups, used as surface-active agents, disinfectants, and in drugs |
organic compound | any compound of carbon and another element or a radical |
conjugated protein compound protein | a protein complex combining amino acids with other substances |