Serial Bond With Balloon — A combination of a serial bond issue and a term bond issue. Essentially, the serial bond with balloon has bonds that mature at different intervals throughout the issue s life, and then a large percentage of the bonds (the term bonds) mature in… … Investment dictionary
Serial Bond — A bond issue in which a portion of the outstanding bonds matures at regular intervals until eventually all of the bonds have matured. As they mature gradually over a period of years, these bonds are used to finance a project providing regular,… … Investment dictionary
serial bond — A bond that provides for the amount of debt to be divided into a series of different staggered maturities. For example, instead of issuing$10 million of 15 year bonds, a municipality may issue $10 million with $1 million maturing each year from… … Financial and business terms
serial bonds — A serial bond issue consists of a number of bonds issued at the same time but with different maturity dates (serially due), usually with interest rates varying for the different maturity dates. To be distinguished from the series bonds (q.v.). An … Black's law dictionary
bond — 1 n 1 a: a usu. formal written agreement by which a person undertakes to perform a certain act (as appear in court or fulfill the obligations of a contract) or abstain from performing an act (as committing a crime) with the condition that failure … Law dictionary
issue — is·sue 1 / i ˌshü, ˌsyü/ n 1 pl: proceeds from a source of revenue (as an estate) rents, issue s, and profits 2: one or more lineal descendants died without issue compare … Law dictionary
Bond (finance) — In finance, a bond is a debt security, in which the authorized issuer owes the holders a debt and, depending on the terms of the bond, is obliged to pay interest (the coupon) to use and/or to repay the principal at a later date, termed maturity.… … Wikipedia
bond — A certificate or evidence of a debt on which the issuing company or governmental body promises to pay the bondholders a specified amount of interest for a specified length of time, and to repay the loan on the expiration date. A long term debt… … Black's law dictionary
bond — A certificate or evidence of a debt on which the issuing company or governmental body promises to pay the bondholders a specified amount of interest for a specified length of time, and to repay the loan on the expiration date. A long term debt… … Black's law dictionary
bond — n. certificate 1) to issue a bond 2) to cash (in), redeem a bond 3) a debenture; development; government; long term; municipal; negotiable; savings; serial; treasury; war bond tie link 4) to form; strengthen a bond (of friendship) with 5) a close … Combinatory dictionary
Term Bond — Bonds from the same issue that share the same maturity dates. Term bonds that have a call feature can be redeemed at an earlier date than the other issued bonds. A call feature, or call provision, is an agreement that bond issuers make with… … Investment dictionary