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high yield bond

(HY bond) noun
a bond in corporate debt that offers investors a high rate of interest because of the perceived higher risk of defaultThe bank had specialised in high yield bonds, and by the early 1990s many of these were in default.
Synonyms and Other Spellings
  • non-investment grade bond
  • speculative-grade bond
  • high-yield bond
  • junk bond


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