Interest (disambiguation)
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Interest
Interest is a fee paid by a borrower of assets to the owner as a form of compensation for the use of the assets. It is most commonly the price paid for the use of borrowed money, or money earned by deposited funds....

is any fee paid on borrowed capital. It may also refer to:
  • Interest (emotion)
    Interest (emotion)
    Interest is a feeling or emotion that causes attention to focus on an object or an event or a process. In contemporary psychology of interest, the term is used as a general concept that may encompass other more specific psychological terms, such as curiosity and to a much lesser degree surprise.The...

    , the emotion prompting attention or curiosity
    • Relating to this, any hobby
      Hobby
      A hobby is a regular activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasure, typically done during one's leisure time.- Etymology :A hobby horse is a wooden or wickerwork toy made to be ridden just like a real horse...

       or other form of recreation
      Recreation
      Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be "fun"...

       or preference (in Social networks context) labeled "interest" - because a person feels an emotion of interest towards them
    • Romantically, individuals may be "interested" in others with sexual interest
  • National interest
    National interest
    The national interest, often referred to by the French expression raison d'État , is a country's goals and ambitions whether economic, military, or cultural. The concept is an important one in international relations where pursuit of the national interest is the foundation of the realist...

     or raison d'état, the operant doctrines and ambitions of a state
  • Self-interest
    Self-interest
    Self-interest generally refers to a focus on the needs or desires of oneself. By extension, it can mean:*Individualism, a philosophy stressing the worth of individual selves...

    , the ambitions of an individual
  • Conflict of interest
    Conflict of interest
    A conflict of interest occurs when an individual or organization is involved in multiple interests, one of which could possibly corrupt the motivation for an act in the other....

    , the conflicting obligations of two or more parties in a dispute or trade
  • The entitlement or right that someone has in or to property
    Property
    Property is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation...

  • Returns (economics)
    Returns (economics)
    Returns, in economics and political economy, are the distributions or payments awarded to the various suppliers of the factors of production.-Wages:...

    , the gain from the use of real capital, such as money earned on a loan or savings account

See also

  • List of all pages starting with Interest
  • Interest rate
    Interest rate
    An interest rate is the rate at which interest is paid by a borrower for the use of money that they borrow from a lender. For example, a small company borrows capital from a bank to buy new assets for their business, and in return the lender receives interest at a predetermined interest rate for...

  • Rights
    Rights
    Rights are legal, social, or ethical principles of freedom or entitlement; that is, rights are the fundamental normative rules about what is allowed of people or owed to people, according to some legal system, social convention, or ethical theory...

  • Expectancy-value theory
    Expectancy-value theory
    Expectancy-value theory was originally created in order to explain and predict individual's attitudes toward objects and actions. Originally the work of psychologist Martin Fishbein, the theory states that attitudes are developed and modified based on assessments about beliefs and values...

  • Harm principle
    Harm principle
    The harm principle holds that the actions of individuals should only be limited to prevent harm to other individuals. John Stuart Mill first articulated this principle in On Liberty, where he argued that "the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized...

  • Stakeholder (disambiguation)
  • Hobby
    Hobby
    A hobby is a regular activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasure, typically done during one's leisure time.- Etymology :A hobby horse is a wooden or wickerwork toy made to be ridden just like a real horse...

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