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sink·ing fund
(sĭng′kĭng)n.
A fund accumulated to pay off a corporate or public debt.
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sinking fund
n
(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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sink′ing fund`
n.
a fund for extinguishing an indebtedness.
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Noun | 1. | 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
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sinking fund
n (Comm) → fondo d'ammortamentoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995