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What (who) is junk bond - definition

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junk bond         
¦ noun a high-yielding high-risk security, typically issued to finance a takeover.
junk bond         
(junk bonds)
If a company issues junk bonds, it borrows money from investors, usually at a high rate of interest, in order to finance a particular deal, for example the setting up or the taking over of another company. (BUSINESS)
N-COUNT: usu pl
High-yield debt         
In finance, a high-yield bond (non-investment-grade bond, speculative-grade bond, or junk bond) is a bond that is rated below investment grade by credit rating agencies. These bonds have a higher risk of default or other adverse credit events, but offer higher yields than investment-grade bonds in order to compensate for the increased risk.

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High-yield debt

In finance, a high-yield bond (non-investment-grade bond, speculative-grade bond, or junk bond) is a bond that is rated below investment grade by credit rating agencies. These bonds have a higher risk of default or other adverse credit events, but offer higher yields than investment-grade bonds in order to compensate for the increased risk.

Examples of use of junk bond
1. The investment banks scented opportunity and launched junk–bond funds.
2. The company‘s bonds are trading at junk bond yields.
3. Other junk bond funds use statistical models, Lapidot explains.
4. When a bond is returning high yields, it‘s called a junk bond.
5. They thought they‘d found a new trick in the junk–bond funds.