sinking fund

sinking fund
Cash set aside under restricted conditions as required by the terms of certain types of debt.
See sinking fund bonds ( sinkers). American Banker Glossary
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A fund to which money is added on a regular basis that is used to ensure investor confidence that promised payments will be made and that is used to redeem ( redemption) debt securities or preferred stock issues. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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Where a bond is redeemed in instalments over its life, by means of bonds being repurchased prior to final maturity in the market at the current market price. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary
See also purchase fund and bullet form. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary
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The repayment of debt by an issuer at stated regular intervals through purchases in the open market or drawings by lot. Exchange Handbook Glossary

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sinking fund sinking fund ➔ fund1

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   Mandatory prepayments by a borrower to redeem a certain amount of an issue, thus reducing the principal amount due at maturity. The prepayments are made regardless of price movements in the secondary bond market, through payments to a special account.

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sinking fund UK US noun [C]
► FINANCE money that a company pays into an account so that it can pay investors, lenders, etc. the money it owes them: »

By paying off a portion of its debt each year with the sinking fund, the company will face a much smaller final bill.

► UK PROPERTY an account into which all owners of apartments in a building make regular payments for future repairs to the building: »

Make sure that the block in which you are buying a flat has a healthy sinking fund.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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