Interest most commonly refers to: Interest (economics), payment from a borrower to a lender of an amount above repayment of the amount borrowed, at a particular rate Interest (emotion), a feeling that causes attention to focus on an object, event, or process
Interest may also refer to:
Controlling interest, majority of a corporation's voting shares Government interest, a concept in law that allows governments to regulate a given matter National interest, a country's goals and ambitions Hobby, a regular activity done for enjoyment
See also
Legal interest (disambiguation) Conflict of interest, where serving one interest could involve working against another Point of interest, a specific point location that someone may find useful or interesting Self-interest, a focus on the needs or desires (interests) of one's self Sexual attraction, attraction on the basis of sexual desire Special interest (disambiguation) Vested interest, a communication theory that explains how attitude affects behaviour