Interest is a fee paid by a borrower of assets to the owner as a form of compensation for the use of the assets.

Interest paid represents compensation for the use of the lender ’ s money or property and thus represents profit or an accession to wealth to the lender.

The first volume of Capital and Interest, titled History and Critique of Interest Theories ( 1884 ), is an exhaustive survey of the alternative treatments of the phenomenon of interest: use theories, productivity theories, abstinence theories, and many more.

This process avoids the use of potentially damaging, dusty and noisy blasting as the primary extraction method, thereby protecting the surrounding environment, which has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ).

Because of its use it remains untouched by modern intensive farming and is thus part of the last chalk grassland in the UK ( and probably Europe ) and the whole area is designated as an SSSI ( Site of Special Scientific Interest ).

Interest in the use of meditation as a means of providing insight into mind-states has recently been revived, following the increased availability of such brain-scanning technologies as fMRI and SPECT.

Interest charges will continue to accumulate, in some cases the driver must agree not to use the highway until the amount owing is significantly reduced or paid off entirely, and perhaps most interesting of all is giving the 407 ETR the right to register a lien against your vehicle.

Interest in the sciences was at a new high after the world witnessed the use of the first two atomic weapons and the dawn of television.

* Interest rate, the price a borrower pays for the use of money they do not own, usually expressed as a percentage rate over the period of one year ; see also for related rates

Interest in gibberellins spread around the world as the potential for its use on various commercially important plants became more obvious.

Career counseling can also involve the use of personality or career interest assessments, such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which is based on Carl Jung's theory of psychological type, or the Strong Interest Inventory, which makes use of Holland's theory.

While in the House of Commons, he campaigned against the use of Public Interest Immunity Certificates, and exposed the arms-dealing activities of the billionaire publisher Robert Maxwell.

Another company, Special Interest Arms, has announced limited production of a De Lisle replica which incorporates an improved magazine adapter system that allows the use of unmodified M1911 magazines and also fully supports the barrel chamber in the action.

Interest in the use of NDV as an anticancer agent has arisen from the ability of NDV to selectively kill human tumour cells with limited toxicity to normal cells.

A professional investor contemplating a change to the capital structure of a firm ( e. g., through a leveraged buyout ) first evaluates a firm's fundamental earnings potential ( reflected by Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization EBITDA and EBIT ), and then determines the optimal use of debt vs. equity.

Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts ( IOLTA ) is a method of raising money for charitable purposes, primarily the provision of civil legal services to indigent persons, through the use of interest earned on certain lawyer trust accounts.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest has requested that the Pennsylvania legislature require of Sheetz and other fast food retailers that they phase out their use of all trans fats, an action which Sheetz, in part, is fighting.

Interest in these investments has been growing in recent years and high net worth investors now use structured products as way of portfolio diversification.

* A person who is directed by an intelligence organization to use his position to influence public opinion or decision-making in a manner that will advance the objective of the country for which that organization operates ( Counterintelligence Glossary — Terms & Definitions of Interest for Department of Defense Counterintelligence Professionals ).

Interest in Old-time radio ( OTR ) increased with programs traded and collected on reel-to-reel tapes, cassettes and CDs and Internet downloads, as well as the popularity of podcasts.

There are over 100 student clubs and organizations on campus, including the college radio station WMCN, the Macalester Peace and Justice Committee, the Experimental College, Student Labor Action Coalition, African Music Ensemble, Macalester Gaming Society, Macalester Mock Trial, Mac Dems, Mac GOP, Mac Greens, Bad Comedy, Fresh Concepts, The Macalester Review: A Political Magazine, The Hegemonocle Humor Magazine, The Trads and other a cappella groups, Cheeba, MacBrews, MacBike, the Macalester Outing Club, the Macalester Climbing Club, Minnesota Public Interest Research Group ( MPIRG ), Macalester Conservation and Renewable Energy Society ( MacCARES ), Macalester International Organization ( MIO ), MacPlayers, NARAL Pro-Choice Macalester, Queer Union, Macalester for Justice in Palestine, Macalester Young Artists for Revolutionary Needlework ( MacYARN ), Mac Rugby, and Medicinal Melodies.

TNS also provides support for various Special Interest Groups for TNS members who share hobbies or other interests such as amateur radio.

Interest in radio comedy and radio drama is currently enjoying a resurgence.

Interest in providing a service to the wider community remained and in 1993, Andy Carter wrote to The Radio Authority, on behalf of the group, to register their interest in providing a commercial radio service for their home area, an area very much betwixt and between Coventry and Leicester.

Sykes's professional experience includes work for the Alaska Native Review Commission, public radio stations KSKA and KTNA, and as executive director of the Alaska Public Interest Research Group.

Long time shows featured and famous on CKUW radio include Bluesday with Rockin ' Ronnie, People of Interest ( morning news magazine, formerly The Beat ), Say It, Sista!

See also Interest On Unpaid Taxes, below.

The country also is one of the eight signatories of the Nauru Agreement Concerning Cooperation In The Management Of Fisheries Of Common Interest which collectively controls 25-30 % of the world's tuna supply and approximately 60 % of the western and central Pacific tuna supply.

They write that " Interest in science fiction may affect the way people think about or relate to science .... one study found a strong relationship between preference for science fiction novels and support for the space program ... The same study also found that students who read science fiction are much more likely than other students to believe that contacting extraterrestrial civilizations is both possible and desirable ( Bainbridge 1982 ).

Interest has also focused on the neurotransmitter glutamate and the reduced function of the NMDA glutamate receptor in schizophrenia, largely because of the abnormally low levels of glutamate receptors found in the postmortem brains of those diagnosed with schizophrenia, and the discovery that glutamate-blocking drugs such as phencyclidine and ketamine can mimic the symptoms and cognitive problems associated with the condition.

Interest prohibitions, also imposed secondary costs by discouraging record keeping, and delaying the introduction of modern accounting.

The Act also increased incentives favoring investment in owner-occupied housing relative to rental housing by increasing the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction.

Any player ( or, in some variations, only the dealer ) may at any time announce " point of order ," ( could also be " Court of Law " or " Point of Information " or " Point of Interest " or " Pevis " or " Coffee Break ") which is a signal for all players to put down their cards, while discussion takes place.

Url last accessed 2006-04-19 </ ref > Interest in maintaining the planet's biodiversity and in exploring past cultures has also stimulated renewed interest in achieving a more refined understanding of soil.

* Random code-stream access and processing, also referred as Region Of Interest ( ROI ): JPEG 2000 code streams offer several mechanisms to support spatial random access or region of interest access at varying degrees of granularity.

It is also part of the Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest.

In Great Britain, SPAs ( and SACs ) designated on land or in the intertidal area are normally also notified as Sites of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSIs ), and in Northern Ireland as Areas of Special Scientific Interest ( ASSIs ).

Because of the presence of rare bats, it is also on a Site of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ) and a candidate for Special Area of Conservation ( SAC ) European Union protective status.

It also manages over 110 Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

Format specifications are maintained and developed by the PCI-SIG ( PCI Special Interest Group ), a group of more than 900 companies that also maintain the Conventional PCI specifications.

This internationally important reserve is part of the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ) and the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ( AONB ), and is also protected through Natura 2000, Special Protection Area ( SPA ) and Ramsar listings.

Interest was also shown by Lord Montgomerie and William Houston who would also benefit from the canal passing through their lands and connecting their own coal and iron mines to nearby industrial consumers.

The river runs through two Sites of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ), one of which is also part of a National Nature Reserve ( NNR ).

Interest in applying textual criticism to the Qur ' an has also developed after the discovery of the Sana ' a manuscripts in 1972, which possibly date back to the 7 – 8th century.

Interest rates targets are also a vital tool of monetary policy and are taken into account when dealing with variables like investment, inflation, and unemployment.

Much of the area is also designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest ( SSSI ).

It is also home to the limestone gorge of Anston Stones Wood, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

It is maintained by the Infrared Data Association but has also been adopted by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group and the SyncML wing of the Open Mobile Alliance ( OMA ).