"junk bond" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: junk bonds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} junk bond (plural junk bonds)
  1. (finance) A bond (an instrument of debt) which is considered below "investment grade" due to a significant risk of default by the issuer. The interest rate is higher in order to compensate holders for that risk. Wikipedia link: junk bond Categories (topical): Finance Translations (a bond which is considered below investment grade): 垃圾債券 (Chinese Mandarin), 垃圾债券 (lājī zhàiquàn) (Chinese Mandarin), obligation pourrie [feminine] (French), hochverzinsliche Anleihe [feminine] (German), risikoreiche Anleihe [feminine] (German), Schrottanleihe [feminine] (German), Ramschanleihe [feminine] (German), titolo spazzatura [masculine] (Italian), skräpobligation [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-junk_bond-en-noun-WGUrRr3f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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