interest expense
11Business Interest Expense — The cost of interest that is charged on business loans used to operate the business. Business interest is deductible as an ordinary business expense. The loan must be used to either purchase assets for the business or pay for business expenses.… …
12interest capitalization — UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► the addition of the interest that has not yet been paid on a loan to the original amount of the loan: »The increase in interest expense resulted from interest capitalization of €1.5 million in relation to new machinery …
13Expense — Expenses redirects here. For the row about members expenses in the UK Parliament which started about May 2009, see United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal. Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period ·… …
14expense — noun 1 cost/money spent on sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, huge, significant, vast ▪ added, additional, extra …
15interest-coverage ratio — A ratio that uses historical financial information. sometimes combined with projected financial information, to measure a firm s short term credit strength. This ratio measures the firm s ability to make its required interest payments. In its… …
16Interest — For other uses, see Interest (disambiguation). Interest is a fee paid by a borrower of assets to the owner as a form of compensation for the use of the assets. It is most commonly the price paid for the use of borrowed money,[1] or money earned… …
17Interest coverage ratio — The ratio of the earnings before interest and taxes to the annual interest expense. This ratio measures a firm s ability to pay interest. The New York Times Financial Glossary …
18interest coverage ratio — The ratio of earnings before interest and taxes to annual interest expense. This ratio measures a firm s ability to pay interest. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
19interest deduction — An interest expense, such as interest on a margin account, that is allowed as a deduction for tax purposes. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …
20Interest rate risk — is the risk (variability in value) borne by an interest bearing asset, such as a loan or a bond, due to variability of interest rates. In general, as rates rise, the price of a fixed rate bond will fall, and vice versa. Interest rate risk is… …
