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UNSECURED BOND [3 records]

Record 1 2012-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Law of Security
DEF

Bonds not secured by any specific property but issued against the general credit of a corporation or government.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Droit des sûretés
DEF

Titre de créance négociable qui n'est généralement pas garanti par des biens spécifiques mais plutôt par la réputation de crédit de l'entité qui l'a émis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inversiones
  • Derecho de cauciones
Key term(s)
  • bono sin garantía
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Record 2 2009-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

A security that has a lower priority of claims on assets and/or income than certain other securities issued by the same organization.

OBS

For example, a preferred stock is junior to a debenture, but a debenture, being an unsecured bond, is junior to a mortgage bond.

OBS

junior security: term reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

OBS

Compare with "senior security."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Titre dont le titulaire ne peut exercer, qu'après les titulaires d'autres titres, le droit qu'il a sur l'actif ou sur les bénéfices d'une entreprise.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Inversiones
DEF

Valor, activo o emisión que en una prelación de acreedores ocupa un lugar no preferente.

OBS

valor subordinado: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 3 1999-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness of an entity, whether secured or unsecured. [Bank Act]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Tout document attestant l'existence d'une créance sur une entité, avec ou sans sûreté, et notamment une obligation, une débenture ou un billet. [Loi sur les banques]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
  • Comercio exterior
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