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41debt adjustment — ➔ adjustment * * * debt adjustment UK US noun [C or U] ► FINANCE the process of making a new legal agreement so a person, company, etc. which is in financial difficulties can pay back its debt more easily. The agreement includes new plans about… …
42debt collection — ➔ collection * * * debt collection UK US noun [U] ► COMMERCE the job of collecting payments from people who have failed to pay the money they owe for goods, services, etc. that they have already received: »We specialize in debt collection and… …
43debt counsellor — ➔ counsellor * * * debt counsellor UK US UK (US debt counselor) noun [C] FINANCE ► a person whose job is to give financial advice and help to people so they can pay or manage their debts more successfully: »After a payment schedule is set up the… …
44debt service ratio — ➔ ratio * * * The proportion of a country s export earnings needed to cover interest and principal repayments of its foreign debts, particularly those owed by the public sector. A level of 20 percent is normally considered an acceptable… …
45debt-for-equity — UK US adjective ► FINANCE used to describe a situation in which shareholders in a company are given bonds to replace their shares: »Its lenders agreed to a debt for equity swap to save the company. »The company extended its debt for equity offer… …
46debt/asset ratio — UK US (also debt assets ratio, debt to assets ratio) noun [C] ► FINANCE a measurement of how financially successful a company is, that is calculated by dividing the total amount of a company s debts by the value of its assets: »If a company s… …
47debt/capitalization ratio — UK US (also debt capitalization ratio, debt to capitalization ratio) noun [C] ► FINANCE a measurement of a company s ability to borrow and pay back money that is calculated by dividing the amount of debt that it owes by the total value of its… …
48debt — debt, indebtedness, obligation, liability, debit, arrear mean something, and especially a sum of money, that is owed another. Debt usually implies that the amount is owed in return for goods, property, or services and can be definitely computed… …
49debt swap — noun A financial transaction in which debt liabilities are exchanged with the aim of profiting from differing rates • • • Main Entry: ↑debt * * * (also debt for nature swap) n. a transaction in which a foreign exchange debt owed by a developing… …
50Debt Management Office — (DMO) United Kingdom An agency of HM Treasury that carries out the UK Government s debt management policy. The DMO is an executive agency of HM Treasury. The DMO s responsibilities include debt and cash management for the UK Government, lending… …
