This document provides an overview of Keynes' liquidity preference theory of interest. It defines interest as payment made by a borrower to a lender for borrowing money. It distinguishes between gross and net interest. The liquidity preference theory states that interest is determined by the interaction between the demand and supply of money, where demand is based on liquidity preference and the desire to hold cash. Demand for money has three motives: transactional, precautionary, and speculative. The demand curve is negatively sloped. The supply of money is determined by the central bank and is interest inelastic. The equilibrium interest rate is determined by the point where the demand curve intersects the vertical supply curve. Changes in liquidity preference