rate of sinking

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• Sinking Fund Call — A provision allowing a bond issuer the opportunity to buy outstanding bonds from bondholders for a set rate, using money (a sinking fund) from the issuer s earnings saved specifically for security buybacks. Because it adds doubt for investors… …   Investment dictionary

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• Sinking Fund Method — A technique for depreciating an asset in bookkeeping records while also generating money to purchase a replacement for the asset when it reaches the end of its useful life. Under the sinking fund method, the business sets aside an amount of money …   Investment dictionary

• sinking fund — A fund set up to replace a wasting asset at the end of its useful life. Usually a regular annual sum is set aside to enable the fund, taking into account interest at the expected rate, to replace the exhausted asset at a specified date. Some have …   Big dictionary of business and management

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