intérêt

See also: interet

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse, from inter- + esse

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ/
Audio (France) (file)
Homophone: intérêts

Noun

intérêt m (plural intérêts)

interest (great attention and concern from someone)
(finance) interest
point (purpose, objective)
Je ne vois vraiment pas l'intérêt de faire ça.

I really don't see any point in doing this.

Derived terms

intéresser
intérêt général

Further reading

“intérêt” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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