business v. job v. interest v. profession.

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I confuse between these words. Would you like to help?

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"Among Jack Harvey's interests was a funeral business in Whitechapel." from the Eye of the Storm by Jack Higgins.

What is the difference between interest in this sense and "business" and job

For example what if we say

1) Among Jack Harvey's businesses was a funeral business in Whitechapel

2) Among Jack Harvey's jobs was a funeral business in Whitechapel

3) Among Jack Harvey's professions was a funeral business in Whitechapel

Thank you.

Englishmaven · Accepted Answer

"Among Jack Harvey's interests was a funeral business in Whitechapel." from the Eye of the Storm by Jack Higgins.

What is the difference between interest in this sense and business and job? (among, not between)

Interest has a few different meanings. I took the relevant ones from dictionary.com, which I consult frequently.
I'm going to include only the definitions that are relevant to this discussion.

"noun

1. the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity isparticularly engaged by something:

She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne."

"5. a business, cause, or the like in which a person has a share, concern,responsibility, etc.

6.a share, right, or title in the ownership of property, in a commercial orfinancial undertaking, or the like:

He bought half an interest in the store." (from dictionary.com)

I don't know if "interests" in your example reflects definition 1 or 5 or even 6. This is not because of the vocabulary or the meanings of the words. It is because I don't know anything about the situation, the context of the sentence. Without knowing more, I can't say which definition is the right one.

Hhtt · Answer

Englishmaven"Among Jack Harvey's interests was a funeral business in Whitechapel." from the Eye of the Storm by Jack Higgins. Interest has a few different meanings. I took the relevant ones from dictionary.com, which I consult frequently.I'm going to include only the definitions that are relevant to this discussion."noun1. the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity isparticularly engaged by something:She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.""5. a business, cause, or the like in which a person has a share, concern,responsibility, etc.6.a share, right, or title in the ownership of property, in a commercial orfinancial undertaking, or the like:He bought half an interest in the store." (from dictionary.com) I don't know if "interests" in your example reflects definition 1 or 5 or even 6. This is not because of the vocabulary or the meanings of the words. It is because I don't know anything about the situation, the context of the sentence. Without knowing more, I can't say which definition is the right one.

But isn't the contex clear enough from "a business" . It seems interest in this sense is not like an hobby but like a job or profession but I cannot completely explain as I am not a native speaker.

Thank you.

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