bondholder
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person or entity that owns a bond: A bondholder is an investor who holds a debt security (a bond) issued by a corporation, government, or other organization. By owning the bond, the bondholder is a creditor to the issuer and is entitled to receive periodic interest payments and the return of the bond's face value at maturity.
Usage
- The term is used to identify an individual or institutional investor in the context of finance, investing, and corporate or public debt.
- It specifies the relationship of being a creditor who has loaned money by purchasing a bond, as opposed to a shareholder who owns equity.
Examples
- Noun:
- The company's restructuring plan required approval from a majority of its bondholders.
- As a bondholder, she received her interest payment every six months.
- Municipal bondholders are often interested in tax-exempt income.
Advanced Usage
- "Senior bondholder": A bondholder whose debt has a higher priority for repayment in the event of the issuer's bankruptcy or liquidation compared to other creditors.
- Senior bondholders were paid in full before junior debt holders received anything.
- "Bondholder rights": The legal and contractual protections and entitlements granted to the owner of a bond.
- The indenture document outlines the specific bondholder rights.
Variants and Related Words
- Bondholding (n): The act or fact of holding bonds; the bonds held.
- His extensive bondholding provided a stable income.
- Debtholder (n): A more general term for a creditor who holds any form of debt instrument, which includes a bondholder.
- Creditor (n): A party to whom money is owed. A bondholder is a specific type of creditor.
Synonyms
- Debtholder: A holder of debt securities.
- Creditor: A person or company to whom money is owed.
- Investor: A general term for someone who allocates capital with the expectation of a financial return (a bondholder is a type of investor).
Related Phrases
- "Bondholder meeting": A gathering where bondholders discuss matters related to their bonds, such as changes to the terms.
- A bondholder meeting was called to vote on the proposed debt exchange.
- "Protect bondholder interests": Actions taken to safeguard the financial and legal rights of those who own bonds.
- The trustee's role is to protect bondholder interests.
Noun
- a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation