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UNPAID PRINCIPAL BALANCE [2 records]

Record 1 1998-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Planning
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
DEF

The annual payment that will repay a loan of 1 currency unit in x years with compound interest on the unpaid balance. The reciprocal of the present worth of an annuity factor. Generally obtained from a set of compounding and discounting tables. This factor permits calculating the equal installments necessary to repay(amortize) a loan over a given period at a stated interest rate. The total payment is a varying combination of both interest and repayment(amortization) of principal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification économique
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planificación económica
  • Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
DEF

Es el pago anual que reembolsará un préstamo de una unidad monetaria en x años, con interés compuesto sobre el saldo impagado. Es el recíproco del valor actual de una anualidad constante. Se obtiene, en general, de un conjunto de tablas de interés compuesto y de descuento. Este factor permite calcular los pagos iguales necesarios para reembolsar (amortizar) un préstamo en el curso de un período determinado a una tasa fija de interés. El pago total es una combinación variada de interés y reembolso (amortización) del principal.

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loans

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prêts et emprunts

Spanish

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