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PERPETUAL GOVERNMENT LOAN [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
DEF

British Government irredeemable securities, consolidated into a single stock in 1751, bearing interest at 3 per cent (now 2½ per cent). [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

Key term(s)
  • bond issue without fixed maturity
  • perpetual government loan

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Rente [...] pour laquelle aucune date de remboursement n'est fixée mais donnant droit au versement d'intérêts tant qu'elle n'est pas remboursée.

OBS

On dit [par exemple,] «30F de rente 3% perpétuelle» (ce qui correspond à un capital nominal de 1000F).

Spanish

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