reversion vs interest
interest vs reversionreversion and interest both are nouns.
reversion is not a verb while interest is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reversion | Yes | No | No | No |
| interest | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
interest is a hypernym of
reversion; that is, interest is a
word with a broader meaning than reversion:
- reversion: (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)
- interest: (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
Other hypernyms of reversion include
stake.
| reversion (noun) | interest (noun) |
|---|---|
| a failure to maintain a higher state | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) |
| turning in the opposite direction | a reason for wanting something done |
| returning to a former state | the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) |
| (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation) | a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something |
| a reappearance of an earlier characteristic | (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims |
| (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) | a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed |
| (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something |
| reversion (verb) | interest (verb) |
|---|---|
| excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of | |
| be of importance or consequence | |
| be on the mind of |
Words related to "reversion"
- about turn
- about-face
- atavism
- backsliding
- change of direction
- chromosomal mutation
- escheat
- failure
- genetic mutation
- genetic science
- genetics
- interest
- jurisprudence
- lapse
- lapsing
- law
- mutation
- recidivism
- recurrence
- regress
- regression
- relapse
- relapsing
- reorientation
- retrogression
- retroversion
- return
- reversal
- reverse
- reversionary
- revert
- reverting
- stake
- throwback
- turnabout
- turnaround
- u-turn
Words related to "interest"
- absorb
- advocacy group
- arouse
- avocation
- bear on
- behalf
- benefit
- bore
- by-line
- charisma
- color
- colour
- come to
- compound interest
- concern
- controlling interest
- curiosity
- diversion
- elicit
- engage
- engross
- enkindle
- enthusiasm
- equity
- evoke
- fascinate
- fee
- fire
- fixed charge
- fixed cost
- fixed costs
- grip
- grubstake
- have to do with
- hobby
- insurable interest
- interest group
- interesting
- interestingness
- intrigue
- involvement
- jurisprudence
- kindle
- law
- lobby
- lobby group
- matter to
- news
- newsworthiness
- occupy
- part
- pastime
- percentage
- personal appeal
- personal magnetism
- pertain
- plural
- plural form
- portion
- power
- powerfulness
- pressure group
- provoke
- pursuit
- raise
- recreation
- refer
- relate
- reversion
- right
- sake
- security interest
- share
- shrillness
- sideline
- simple interest
- social group
- spare-time activity
- special interest
- special interest group
- special-interest group
- spellbind
- stake
- terminable interest
- third house
- topicality
- touch
- touch on
- transfix
- undivided interest
- undivided right
- uninteresting
- vested interest
- vividness
- welfare
- wonder
- worry
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