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Unsecured debt — Debt that does not identify specific assets that can be taken over by the debtholder in case of default. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * unsecured debt unsecured debt ➔ debt * * * unsecured debt UK US noun [C or U] FINANCE ► debt for… … Financial and business terms
unsecured debt — debt that does not identify specific assets that the debtholder is entitled to in case of default. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * unsecured debt unsecured debt ➔ debt * * * unsecured debt UK US noun [C or U] FINANCE ► … Financial and business terms
Unsecured Debt — A loan not secured by an underlying asset or collateral. Unsecured debt is the opposite of secured debt. The concept of unsecured debt is easily understood when its opposite is considered. A good example of secured debt would be a mortgage. The… … Investment dictionary
Unsecured debt — In finance, unsecured debt refers to any type of debt or general obligation that is not collateralized by a lien on specific assets of the borrower in a bankruptcy or liquidation.In the event of the bankruptcy of the borrower, the unsecured… … Wikipedia
unsecured debt — Debt obligations that are not backed by pledged collateral or security agreement … Black's law dictionary
unsecured debt — A debt that is not covered by any kind of collateral … Big dictionary of business and management
unsecured debt — Money borrowed on the general credit of the borrower with no pledge of specific assets that may be forfeited to the creditor if repayment is not made as promised. The only remedy available to a creditor is to sue and get a judgment. Compare… … Business law dictionary
unsecured debt — /ˌʌnsɪkjυəd det/ noun a debt which is not guaranteed by a charge on assets or by any collateral … Dictionary of banking and finance
unsecured debt — debito non garantito Debito per il quale non è prestata una precisa garanzia per il rimborso, se si esclude la reputazione del debitore, ad es. un prestito concesso per l acquisto di un immobile senza che sia stata iscritta alcuna ipoteca a… … Glossario di economia e finanza
debt — n [Old French dette, ultimately from Latin debita, plural of debitum debt, from neuter of debitus, past participle of debere to owe] 1: something owed: as a: a specific sum of money or a performance due another esp. by agreement (as a loan… … Law dictionary
