indenture (plural indentures) (law) A contract which binds a person to work for another, under specified conditions, for a specified time (often as an apprentice). (law) A document, written as duplicates separated by indentations, specifying such a contract. An indentation. (Can we add an example for this sense?) Translations
What is an 'Interest Expense'. The cost incurred by an entity for borrowed funds. Interest expense is a non-operating expense shown on the income statement. It represents interest payable on any type of borrowings â bonds, loans, convertible debt or lines of credit. It is basically calculated as the interest rate times the outstanding principal amount of the debt. Interest expense on the income statement represents interest accrued during the period covered by the financial statements, and not the amount of interest actually paid over that period.
Under the accrual basis of accounting, the matching is NOT based on the date that the expenses are paid. Expenses associated with the main activity of the business are referred to as operating expenses. Expenses associated with a peripheral activity are nonoperating or other expenses. For example, a retailer's interest expense is a nonoperating expense. A bank's interest expense is an operating expense.