Interest

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.

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Famous quotes containing the word interest:

    “I should consider it a greater success to interest one wise and earnest soul, than a million unwise and frivolous.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “It is the interest of the commercial world that wealth should be found everywhere.”
    —Edmund Burke (1729–1797)

    “A man’s interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)