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

Further reading

“intérêt”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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