Debt
101debt finance — ➔ finance1 * * * debt finance UK US noun [U] ► FINANCE money that a company or government borrows in order to do business or finance its activities, for example by selling bonds, taking out loans, or using credit: »Most of the money for… …
102debt amortization — UK US noun [U] ► FINANCE a method for paying off a debt which involves the person, company, etc. that owes the money paying regular amounts over a period of time: »long term debt amortization schedules »a debt amortization calendar …
103debt coverage ratio — UK US noun [C] (ABBREVIATION DCR, also debt service coverage ratio, also debt service ratio) ► FINANCE a measurement used to decide whether a person, company, or country can afford to pay back a loan, calculated by dividing the income that is… …
104debt extinguishment — UK US noun [C or U] ► ACCOUNTING the fact of removing a debt from a company’s financial records because it has been paid back or no longer exists: a debt extinguishment profit/loss »The conversion of the debentures to Series A Stock resulted in a …
105debt management — UK US noun [U] FINANCE ► methods used to reduce or pay back debts, or services provided to help people do this: »a debt management company/firm a debt management plan/program »They offer a debt management plan allowing you to pay a fixed sum each …
106debt renegotiation — UK US noun [U] ► FINANCE the process of paying a debt over a longer period of time than originally agreed, or paying back less than the original debt: »The debt renegotiation process may entail many changes: extension of maturity date, changes in …
107debt restructuring — UK US noun [U] (also debt reorganization) ► ECONOMICS, FINANCE an agreement in which a company or government that has lent money to another company or country allows it to pay back its debt in a different way or at a later time than was… …
108debt settlement — UK US noun [C or U] ► FINANCE a financial agreement between a borrower and a lender in which the borrower pays back less than the full amount of a debt and the lender agrees to accept this as full payment: »Debt settlement companies, which offer… …
109debt/capital ratio — UK US (also debt to capital ratio) noun [C] (ABBREVIATION D/C ratio) ► FINANCE a company s debt as a percentage of its capital as a whole, used to calculate if it has borrowed too much, if it can borrow more, etc.: »The company has a financial… …
110Debt-Management — Debt Ma|nage|ment [dɛt mænidʒmənt] das; s, s, auch Debt|ma|nage|ment das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. debt management zu debt »Schuld, Schulden« u. management, vgl. ↑Management> Schuldenstrukturpolitik, gezielte Festlegung bzw. Veränderung… …
