junk bonds








noun Finance.

  1. any corporate bond with a low rating and a high yield, often involving high risk.

noun

  1. finance a security that offers a high yield but often involves a high risk of default

Technically known as bonds of “less than investment grade,” they are short-term, high-yield bonds. They were widely used in the 1980s to finance mergers, especially hostile ones.

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