Interes

interestnoun

Alternative meanings

interest
attention
curiosity
importance to someone
financial interest depending on context

Pronunciation

in-te-RES

Root and affixes

Loanword from Spanish interés. Related synonyms for interest/curiosity: ikag, kaikag. For financial interest, intiris or tubo/tubò may also appear.

Variants or conjugations

interés
intiris

Related words and expressions

ikag
kaikag
tubo
tubò
ganahan

Meaning and usage notes

Interes works well for interest as attention or curiosity. If you mean loan/money interest, Cebuano also uses intiris or tubo/tubò. For interested, naikag may appear.