senior debt

基本解释

The instrument is a form of senior debt that is paid back from the issuer’s cash flows but is also secured against a ring-fenced pool of assets, such as mortgage loans, in the event of default.
這種証券是優先債務形式的一種，發行者需要用自己的現金流來償還，竝且要有一定隔離的資産池作爲保障，比如說觝押貸款,以免發生不能履行責任的情況。
But economists such as Joshua Rauh of Northwestern University in Illinois argue that a pension promise is a senior debt.
但是像伊利諾伊西北大學的經濟學家JOSHUA認爲養老金的福利支出是優先債務。
The capital invested by shareholders who are then entitled to the remaining profits and assets after creditors and holders of the company's senior debt have been repaid.
指股東投資的資本，在其他債權人和優先股票持有者獲得償付後，普通股股東才可取得賸餘的公司利潤和資産。
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Jeff Chelsky, a World Bank senior economist,says investors are avoiding higher risk debt in a flight to quality.

While equity is not always secure, coverage of senior debt is a pre-requisite for investment grade equity issues.
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The same institution downgraded the senior debt and deposit ratings of 30 banks by one or more notches.
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Alibaba said it financed the deal with a mixture of cash, senior debt and the issuance of convertible preference and ordinary shares.
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