short-term security

  • 1short-term security — ➔ security * * * short term security UK US noun [C, usually plural] STOCK MARKET ► a financial investment such as a bond that will be paid back in less than five years: »The drop in the dollar caused little reaction in interest rates on short… …

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  • 2short-term security — /ˌʃɔ:t tɜ:m sɪ kjυərɪti/ noun a security which matures in less than 5 years …

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  • 3Short-Term Gain — A capital gain realized by the sale or exchange of a capital asset that has been held for exactly one year or less. Short term gains are taxed at the taxpayer s top marginal tax rate. A short term gain can only be reduced by a short term loss. A… …

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  • 4Short Term — 1. In general, holding an asset for short period of time. 2. In accounting, an asset expected to be converted into cash in the next year, or a liability coming due in the next year. Also known as current assets and liabilities. 3. For investing,… …

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  • 5short-term capital gain — A profit on the sale of a security or mutual fund share that has been held for one year or less. A short term capital gain is taxed as ordinary income. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …

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  • 6short-term — adj. Short term is used with these nouns: ↑aim, ↑benefit, ↑care, ↑change, ↑confinement, ↑consequence, ↑contract, ↑credit, ↑debt, ↑effect, ↑employment, ↑ …

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  • 7medium-term security — ➔ security * * * medium term security UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► a bond, etc. that will be paid back after about five or ten years: »a medium term security of 2 to 10 years »In addition to the US Treasury, federal agencies also issue… …

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  • 8security — Common or preferred stock; a bond of a corporation, government, or quasi government body. Chicago Board of Trade glossary Piece of paper that proves ownership of stocks, bonds, and other investments. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary Amount that… …

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  • 9Security — Piece of paper that proves ownership of stocks, bonds and other investments. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * security se‧cu‧ri‧ty [sɪˈkjʊərti ǁ ˈkjʊr ] noun securities PLURALFORM 1. [uncountable] actions to keep someone or something… …

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  • 10security — Protection; assurance; indemnification. The term is usually applied to an obligation, pledge, mortgage, deposit, lien, etc., given by a debtor in order to assure the payment or performance of his debt, by furnishing the creditor with a resource… …

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