A fund to which money is added on a regular basis that is used to ensure investor confidence that promised payments will be made and that is used to redeem debt securities or preferred stock issues.

A fund set up by a company to retire the major part of a preferred share issue or debt issue prior to maturity.

Money set aside on a regular basis by a company, that is used for paying debts, taxes, etc., which are due at a later date.

Payments made by the borrower on a regular basis to a special account to set aside the necessary funds for the redemption of its long-term debt. In the Euromarket, borrowers can meet their requirement [..]

Money regularly set aside by a company to redeem its bonds, debentures or preferred stock from time to time as specified in the indenture or charter.

Mandatory prepayments made by a borrower to redeem a certain amount of a bond issue, thus reducing the principal amount due at maturity. The prepayments are made regardless of price movements in the secondary market through payments to a special account. A bond agreement may also simply require the borrower to make regular payments into a sinking f [..]

To ensure there’s money on hand to redeem a bond or preferred stock issue, a corporation may establish a separate custodial account, called a sinking fund, to which it adds money on a regular basis. Or, the corporation may be required to establish such a fund to fulfill the terms of its issue. The existence of the fund allows the corporation to pre [..]

See: FLOW OF FUNDS – Sinking Fund.

See bond sinking fund.

Definition A fund into which a company sets aside money over time, in order to retire its preferred stock, bonds or debentures. In the case of bonds, incremental payments into the sinking fund can sof [..]

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Money accumulated on a regular basis in a separate custodial ACCOUNT that is used to redeem DEBT securities or PREFERRED STOCK issues.

Separate accumulation of cash or investments (including earnings on investments) in a fund in accordance with the terms of a trust agreement or indenture, funded by periodic deposits by the issuer (or other entity responsible for debt service), for the purpose of assuring timely availability of moneys for payment of debt service. Usually used in co [..]

A regular debt payment is set aside in anticipation of a future payment.

A bond or debt security of which a certain amount is repaid on a regular basis (usually annually).

Retirement of indebtedness funds.

A sinking fund is a sum periodically put aside from the income of a government or a business for the purpose of paying off a debt. A typical investment for a sinking fund is the purchase of the govern [..]

A sum of money usually set aside at regular intervals which will earn compound interest, ultimately sufficient to meet a known future capital commitment or loan repayment. Sinking funds may, for insta [..]

A reserve fund established or set aside for the purpose of payment of a liability anticipated to become due at a later date.

Separate accumulation of cash or investments (including earnings on investments) in a fund in accordance with the terms of a trust agreement or indenture, funded by periodic deposits by the issuer (or [..]

Indentures on corporate issues often require that the issuer make annual payments to a sinking fund, the proceeds of which are used to retire randomly selected bonds in the issue.

"Sinking fund" means the Small Scale Local Energy Project Administration and Bond Sinking Fund created in ORS 470.300 (Small Scale Local Energy Project Administration and Bond Sinking Fund).

A sinking fund is comprised of money that is periodically deposited into the fund for the gradual repayment of a debt or funding of a future expense.

A fund to which a firm makes a periodic contributions to faci litate retirement of debt.

A portion of the Management Fee specifically dedicated to ensuring that the main structure, furniture and fittings of accommodation units (and sometimes leisure facilities) are kept in an ‘as new’ condition for the full period of ownership.

Money that is accumulated in a separate custodial account for the purpose of redeeming debt securities or preferred stock issues.

A fund established by an economic entity by setting aside revenue over a period of time to fund a future capital expense, or repayment of a long-term debt.

A fund to which money is added on a regular basis that is used to ensure investor confidence that promised payments will be made and that is used to redeem debt securities or preferred stock issues.