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junk bond
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junk bond
n.
A corporate bond having a high yield and high risk.
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Noun1.junk bond - a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower; issued for leveraged buyouts and other takeovers by companies with questionable credit
high-yield bond
bond certificate, bond - a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal
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junk bond n (COMM) → obligación f basura inv
junk bond n (Comm) → obligation hautement spéculative utilisée dans les OPA agressives
junk bond n (Fin) → niedrig eingestuftes Wertpapier mit hohen Ertragschancen bei erhöhtem Risiko
junk bond n (COMM) → titolo m spazzatura inv
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