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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Accrued interest]]
* [[Assets]]
* [[Assets]]
* [[Capital]]
* [[Capital]]
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* [[Conflict of interest]]
* [[Conflict of interest]]
* [[Conventional year]]
* [[Conventional year]]
* [[Cum interest]]
* [[Dual currency bond]]
* [[Dual currency bond]]
* [[Earnings]]
* [[Earnings]]
* [[Effective interest method]]
* [[Effective interest rate]]
* [[Equity]]
* [[Equity]]
* [[Ex interest]]
* [[Financial asset]]
* [[Financial asset]]
* [[Financial liability]]
* [[Financial liability]]
* [[Floating rate]]
* [[Floating rate]]
* [[Fixed income]]
* [[Fixed income]]
* [[Fixed interest]]
* [[Gross interest]]
* [[Gross interest]]
* [[Implied rate of interest]]
* [[Interest arbitrage]]
* [[Interest cost]]
* [[Interest cover]]
* [[Interest gap]]
* [[Interest period]]
* [[Interest rate]]
* [[Interest rate]]
* [[Interest rate cap]]
* [[Interest rate collar]]
* [[Interest rate derivative]]
* [[Interest rate differential]]
* [[Interest rate differential]]
* [[Interest rate futures]]
* [[Interest rate guarantee]]
* [[Interest rate option]]
* [[Interest rate parity]]
* [[Interest rate shock]]
* [[Interest rate swap]]
* [[Interest rate transformation]]
* [[Lien]]
* [[Lien]]
* [[Minority interest]]
* [[Minority interest]]
* [[Mortgage]]
* [[Mortgage]]
* [[Net interest]]
* [[NII]]
* [[NII]]
* [[Non-performing loan]]
* [[Non-performing loan]]
* [[Open interest]]
* [[Participating interest]]
* [[Paying agent]]
* [[Paying agent]]
* [[Periodic]]
* [[Periodic interest]]
* [[PIK notes]]
* [[PIK notes]]
* [[Present value]]
* [[Present value]]
* [[Principal]]
* [[Principal]]
* [[Public interest]]
* [[Public interest]]
* [[Real interest rate]]
* [[Return]]
* [[Return]]
* [[Riba]]
* [[Riba]]
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* [[Self-financing loan]]
* [[Self-financing loan]]
* [[Simple interest]]
* [[Simple interest]]
* [[Statutory interest]]
* [[Time value of money]]
* [[Time value of money]]
* [[Yield]]
* [[Yield]]

Revision as of 20:51, 29 April 2022

1. Financial markets.

Interest is an amount charged for borrowing money, or earned from a fixed income investment or from a floating interest rate investment.

In this context, interest rates are generally expressed at a percentage of the principal amount borrowed or invested.


2. Financial markets.

More generally, interest can be any difference between the terminal value and the present value of a borrowing or an investment, often expressed as a money amount (though it can also be expressed as a percentage).


3. Law.

An interest is also a right or expectation in relation to identified property, usually falling short of outright ownership.

For example, a minority interest in a business, or a security interest such as a lien.


4. Rights and expectations.

Interest can also refer to a broader class of rights or expectations, not necessarily attached to any particular property.

For example, the public interest.


See also