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 it is: Interest expense is the cost of money. Interest expense is recorded on the income statement. Let's assume you need $500,000 to buy a house. The price of borrowing that money is interest, and it is expressed as a percentage of the amount of money you obtain.
The annual interest expense is calculated as principal balance multiplied by annual interest rate. In this case, the company reports an interest expense of $10,000 in each of the five years. Note, however, that this calculation can be used for any type of debt in which the accrued interest isn't added to the original principal balance. Related Reading: Problems With Long-Term Debt.