senior (noun)

  • 101senior debt — /sinjə ˈdɛt/ (say seenjuh det) noun Finance a form of borrowed finance which has the highest priority in the ranking of claims for repayment in the case of default, liquidation, etc.; usually in the form of a bank loan and with secure collateral …

  • 102senior service — /sinjə ˈsɜvəs/ (say seenyuh servuhs) noun (sometimes upper case) the navy, contrasted with the army and air force. {originally applied to the British Navy which, having been founded in the 16th century, was the first of the branches of the… …

  • 103senior capital — /ˌsi:niə kæpɪt(ə)l/ noun capital in the form of secured loans to a company (it is repaid before junior capital, such as shareholders’ equity, in the event of liquidation) …

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  • 104senior debt — / si:niə det/ noun a debt which must be repaid in preference to other debts (such as a first mortgage over a second mortgage) …

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  • 105senior partner — /ˌsi:niə pɑ:tnə/ noun the most important partner in a firm of solicitors or accountants …

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  • 106(the) senior service — the senior service [the senior service] noun [sing+ sing/pl v] (BrE) …

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  • 107junior — ▪ I. junior ju‧ni‧or 1 [ˈdʒuːniə ǁ ər] adjective 1. having a low or lower rank in an organization or a profession: junior to • Barron had refused to talk to anyone junior to Wickham. • Some junior employees might lack the courage to approach the… …

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  • 108Junior — Ju‧ni‧or [ˈdʒuːniə ǁ ər] written abbreviation Jr. Jnr used after the name of a man who has the same name as his father, especially in the US: • John J. Wallace Jr * * * Ⅰ. junior UK US /ˈdʒuːniər/ adjective ► …

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  • 109old age — noun a late time of life (Freq. 1) old age is not for sissies he s showing his years age hasn t slowed him down at all a beard white with eld on the brink of geezerhood • Syn: ↑years, ↑ …

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  • 110chief of staff — noun the senior officer of a service of the armed forces • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑military officer, ↑officer * * …

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