Debt
71Debt service — may refer to: Interest payable on debt, especially on government debt Debt service ratio Debt service coverage ratio External debt Developing countries debt Credit analysis Bureau of the Public Debt …
72debt rating — ➔ rating * * * debt rating UK US noun [C] ► ECONOMICS, FINANCE a system for measuring a country s, company s, or organization s ability to pay back its debts and any interest on those debts: cut/downgrade/lower a debt rating » The group s debt… …
73debt-laden — ˈdebt ˌladen adjective JOURNALISM having a lot of debt: • The debt laden entertainment group is suspending dividend payments as it struggles to service bank loans. * * * debt laden UK US adjective ► owing a lot of money or involving a lot of debt …
74Debt of nature — Debt Debt, n. [OE. dette, F. dette, LL. debita, fr. L. debitus owed, p. p. of debere to owe, prop., to have on loan; de + habere to have. See {Habit}, and cf. {Debit}, {Due}.] 1. That which is due from one person to another, whether money, goods …
75Debt capital — is the capital that a business raises by taking out a loan. It is a loan made to a company that is normally repaid at some future date. Debt capital differs[1] from equity or share capital because subscribers to debt capital do not become part… …
76debt collector — Debt Collectors take steps to collect payments or otherwise perform similar activities connected with a debt. A licence is required under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 when dealing with non companies in respect or credit or hire agreements not… …
77debt funder — a provider of debt finance to a project. In this context, the term covers a provider of third party debt finance, including bank debt and bond finance, but excludes subordinated debt provided by a sponsor as a substitute for equity. Also known as …
78Debt: The first 5000 Years — Debt. The first 5000 Years is a book of anthropologist David Graeber. It has been published in 2011. Graeber analyzes the function of debt in human history. He argues that debts often has driven revolutions and social and political changes. The… …
79debt burden — ➔ burden * * * debt burden UK US noun [C or U] (also debt load) ► ECONOMICS, FINANCE the amount of debt owed by a person, company, or country: »The EU is participating in the initiative to ease the debt burden of the highly indebted poorer… …
80debt overhang — ˈdebt ˌoverhang noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS when a business or government has so much debt that it is unable to make new investments: • The rich nations must remember that they are responsible for much of Africa s debt overhang. * * * debt… …
