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 |
barrier | a structure or object that impedes free movement |
crash barrier | a strong protective barrier that is erected around a racetrack or in the middle of a dual-lane highway in order to reduce the likelihood of severe accidents |
junction barrier barrier strip | a junction unit for connecting cables without the need for plugs |
movable barrier | a barrier that can be moved to allow passage |
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 |
thermal barrier heat barrier | a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating |
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 |
interest involvement | a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something, an interest in music |
barrier roadblock | any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective, intolerance is a barrier to understanding |
ideological barrier | a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies |
language barrier | barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages |
trade barrier import barrier | any regulation or policy that restricts international trade |
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 |
barrier | anything serving to maintain separation by obstructing vision or access |
barrier island | a long narrow sandy island (wider than a reef) running parallel to the shore |
barrier reef | a long coral reef near and parallel to the shore |
blood-brain barrier | a mechanism that creates a barrier between brain tissues and circulating blood, serves to protect the central nervous system, the brain was protected from the large molecules of the virus by the blood-brain barrier |
Great Barrier Reef | the largest coral reef in the world, in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia |
sonic barrier sound barrier | the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound |
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 |
conflict of interest | a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests |
interest | excite the curiosity of, engage the interest of |
concern interest occupy worry | be on the mind of, I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift |
matter to interest | be of importance or consequence, This matters to me! |
low-interest | (used of loans) charging a relatively small percentage of the amount borrowed |
high-interest | (used of loans) charging a relatively large percentage of the amount borrowed |
interest-bearing | of financial obligations on which interest is paid |