sinking fund

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sink·ing fund (s

ng)

A fund accumulated to pay off a corporate or public debt.

sinking fund

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) a fund accumulated out of a business enterprise's earnings or a government's revenue and invested to repay a long-term debt or meet a depreciation charge

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Noun

sinking fund - a fund accumulated regularly in a separate account and used to redeem debt securities

fund, monetary fund - a reserve of money set aside for some purpose

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sinking fund

n (Fin) → Tilgungsfonds m

sinking fund n (Comm) → fondo d'ammortamento

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