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"(finance, derogatory) A hedge fund or private equity fund that invests in debt considered to be very weak or in imminent default. Investors profit by buying debt at a discounted price on a secondary market and then suing the debtor for a larger amount than the purchasing price."
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"word": "fons voltor"
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"word": "fond vautour"
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"sense": "hedge fund",
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"word": "Geierfond"
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"sense": "hedge fund",
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"word": "hrægammasjóður"
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"word": "fondo avvoltoio"
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"word": "fons voltor"
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"sense": "hedge fund",
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"sense": "hedge fund",
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"masculine"
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"word": "fondo voitre"
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"sense": "hedge fund",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"sense": "hedge fund",
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"word": "hrægammasjóður"
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"sense": "hedge fund",
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"word": "fondo avvoltoio"
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