debt service

Debt 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 …   Wikipedia

debt service — debt ser·vice n: the amount of interest and principal payments due annually on long term debt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

Debt Service — The cash that is required for a particular time period to cover the repayment of interest and principal on a debt. Debt service is often calculated on a yearly basis. Debt service for an individual often includes such financial obligations as a… …   Investment dictionary

Debt service — Interest payment plus repayments of principal to creditors, that is, retirement of debt. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * debt service ˈdebt ˌservice also ˈdebt ˌservicing noun [uncountable] FINANCE when a company, government, or… …   Financial and business terms

debt service — A term used to refer to the amount of principal and interest payments required by a borrower s loans or securities issued. Also used as a verb to describe making such payments. American Banker Glossary interest payment ( interest payments) plus… …   Financial and business terms

debt service — noun : the amount of interest and sinking fund payments due annually on long term debt * * * debt servicing. the amount set aside annually in a fund to pay the interest and the part of the principal due on a debt. * * * debt service, the total… …   Useful english dictionary

debt service — debt servicing. the amount set aside annually in a fund to pay the interest and the part of the principal due on a debt. * * * …   Universalium

debt service — noun Date: 1929 the amount of interest and sinking fund payments due annually on long term debt …   New Collegiate Dictionary

debt service — n. (Finance) money paid on loans; interest and principal paid on a debt over a given period of time …   English contemporary dictionary

Debt service —   The payments of principal and interest required on a debt over a given period …   International financial encyclopaedia

debt service — The interest and charges currently payable on a debt, including principal payments …   Black's law dictionary