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Plural of interest

regular plural

The plural of interest is interests.

Forms of interest

Singularinterest /ˈɪn.tɹɛst/
Pluralinterests /ˈɪn.t(ə.)ɹɪsts/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Interests in a sentence

  • The whole difference comes down to this, that Trotsky believed himself to 'represent the historical interests of the proletariat', while Stalin believed that he, Stalin, did so.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon...
  • When scientists and doctors write articles and when politicians run for office, they are required in many countries to declare any existing conflicts of interest (competing interests).
  • The cold truth is that states rarely undertake military action unless their national interests are at stake.From the entry cold
  • Followers should have a system to follow that works in their interests, not against them.From the entry system
  • Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together.From the entry match

Meaning of interest

  1. noun The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.
  2. noun Any excess over and above an exact equivalent.
  3. noun A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.

Full definition of interest

Questions about the plural of interest

What is the plural of interest?
The plural of interest is interests.
Is interest countable?
Interest is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: interest (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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