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 |
output
yield | production of a certain amount |
yield
fruit | an amount of a product |
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 |
interest
involvement | a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something, an interest in music |
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 |
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) |
return
issue
take
takings
proceeds
yield
payoff | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property, the average return was about % |
| 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 |
junk bond
high-yield bond | a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower, issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit |
| 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 |
output
yield
production | the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time), production was up in the second quarter |
| conflict of interest | a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests |
| give way yield | end resistance, as under pressure or force, The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram |
yield
give in succumb
knuckle under
buckle under | consent reluctantly |
| concede yield grant | be willing to concede, I grant you this much |
| yield | cease opposition, stop fighting |
give
yield | be flexible under stress of physical force, This material doesn't give |
render
yield
return
give
generate | give or supply, The cow brings in liters of milk, This year's crop yielded ,bushels of corn, The estate renders some revenue for the family |
| give yield | cause to happen or be responsible for, His two singles gave the team the victory |
| interest | excite the curiosity of, engage the interest of |
move over
give way
give
ease up
yield | move in order to make room for someone for something, The park gave way to a supermarket, `Move over,' he told the crowd |
| yield up | surrender, as a result of pressure or force |
yield
pay bear ,c | bring in, interest-bearing accounts, How much does this savings certificate pay annually? |
concede
yield cede grant | give over, surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another |
| yield give afford | be the cause or source of, He gave me a lot of trouble, Our meeting afforded much interesting information |
succumb
yield | be fatally overwhelmed |
| 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! |
yield
relent
soften | give in, as to influence or pressure |
| high-yield | yielding a large amount of agricultural or industrial production |
| 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 |