short-term obligation

short-term — adjective Date: 1901 1. occurring over or involving a relatively short period of time 2. a. of, relating to, or constituting a financial operation or obligation based on a brief term and especially one of less than a year b. generated by assets… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

short-term bond — certificate of financial obligation for a short period of time …   English contemporary dictionary

short-term note — noun : a financial obligation that generally runs for less than two years …   Useful english dictionary

Short (finance) — Schematic representation of short selling in two steps. The short seller borrows shares and immediately sells them. He then waits, hoping for the stock price to decrease, when the seller can profit by purchasing the shares to return to the lender …   Wikipedia

obligation — ob·li·ga·tion /ˌä blə gā shən/ n 1: a promise, acknowledgment, or agreement (as a contract) that binds one to a specific performance (as payment); also: the binding power of such an agreement or indication held that the amendment did not… …   Law dictionary

medium-term — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : of or relating to a financial gain, loss, operation, or obligation based on a term of more than a year and usually not more than 10 years * * * meˈdium term adjective Intermediate between short term and long term •… …   Useful english dictionary

Long-term debt — An obligation having a maturity of more than one year from the date it was issued. Also called funded debt. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * long term debt long term debt ➔ debt * * * long term debt UK US noun [C or U] FINANCE ► money… …   Financial and business terms

long-term debt — An obligation having a maturity of more than one year from the date it was issued. Also called funded debt. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * long term debt long term debt ➔ debt * * * long term debt UK US noun [C or U] FINANCE ► money that… …   Financial and business terms

Buy term and invest the difference — Buying term and investing the difference is a concept involving term life insurance and investment strategies that allow individuals to eventually Self Insure and provides an alternative to permanent life insurance. Generally speaking term… …   Wikipedia

Collateralized debt obligation — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …   Wikipedia

Collateralized mortgage obligation — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …   Wikipedia