subordinated debt

collocation in English

meaningsofsubordinateanddebt

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subordinate
adjective
uk
/səˈbɔː.dɪ.nət/us
/səˈbɔːr.dən.ət/
having a lower or less ...
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debt
noun[C or U]
uk
/det/us
/det/
something, especially money, that is owed to someone else, or the state of ...
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(Definition ofsubordinateanddebtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsubordinated debt

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A consortium of commercial banks is providing both senior andsubordinateddebt, at a current level of about £140 million.
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Thesubordinateddebtwill probably rank below private enterprise debt, so the risk is greater for the taxpayer and the state than for the private sector.
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These rates will be much higher than ordinary senior debt orsubordinateddebt.
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This role ofsubordinateddebthas attracted increasing attention from policy analysts in recent years.
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It increased capital ratios, limits on leverage, narrow definition of capital (to excludesubordinateddebt), limit counter-party risk, and new liquidity requirements.
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For a second example ofsubordinateddebt, consider asset-backed securities.
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Senior debt has greater seniority in the issuer's capital structure thansubordinateddebt.
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He did so by creatingsubordinateddebtto add to his capital.
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Like othersubordinateddebt, it has claims after senior debt (hence subordinated) in the event of default.
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The broker-dealer adds to this total the amount of any qualifyingsubordinateddebtit owes.
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Whilesubordinateddebtmay be issued in a public offering, major shareholders and parent companies are more frequent buyers of subordinated loans.
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In addition, the intercompany loan must be subordinated to allsubordinateddebtand have the longest feasible maturity.
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Cash flow loans are usually senior term loans orsubordinateddebt, being used for funding growth or financing an acquisition.
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Perpetualsubordinateddebtis not straight debt, rather it is close to, or in some cases identical to, preferred shares, paying a fixed-rate coupon similar to preferred shares' fixed-rate dividend.
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Tier 2 capital consists ofsubordinateddebt, intermediate-term preferred stock, cumulative and long-term preferred stock, and a portion of a bank's allowance for loan and lease losses.
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Because subordinated debts are repayable after other debts have been paid, they are more risky for the lender of the money.
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