Debt service

Debt service

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  • debt service — debt ser·vice n: the amount of interest and principal payments due annually on long term debt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • Debt Service — The cash that is required for a particular time period to cover the repayment of interest and principal on a debt. Debt service is often calculated on a yearly basis. Debt service for an individual often includes such financial obligations as a… …   Investment dictionary

  • Debt service — Interest payment plus repayments of principal to creditors, that is, retirement of debt. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * debt service ˈdebt ˌservice also ˈdebt ˌservicing noun [uncountable] FINANCE when a company, government, or… …   Financial and business terms

  • debt service — A term used to refer to the amount of principal and interest payments required by a borrower s loans or securities issued. Also used as a verb to describe making such payments. American Banker Glossary interest payment ( interest payments) plus… …   Financial and business terms

  • debt service — noun : the amount of interest and sinking fund payments due annually on long term debt * * * debt servicing. the amount set aside annually in a fund to pay the interest and the part of the principal due on a debt. * * * debt service, the total… …   Useful english dictionary

  • debt service ratio — ➔ ratio * * *    The proportion of a country s export earnings needed to cover interest and principal repayments of its foreign debts, particularly those owed by the public sector. A level of 20 percent is normally considered an acceptable… …   Financial and business terms

  • debt service coverage — ( DSC) The margin by which all of a borrower s or bond issuer s required principal payments (not just those for the loan under consideration or just those for loans to one bank) are exceeded by the sum of the firm s cash flow plus all of the… …   Financial and business terms

  • debt service — debt servicing. the amount set aside annually in a fund to pay the interest and the part of the principal due on a debt. * * * …   Universalium

  • Debt service coverage ratio — The debt service coverage ratio (DSCR), also known as debt coverage ratio, is the ratio of cash available for debt servicing to interest, principal and lease payments. It is a popular benchmark used in the measurement of an entity s (person or… …   Wikipedia

  • Debt service ratio — In economics and government finance, debt service ratio is the ratio of debt service payments (principal + interest) of a country to that country’s export earnings.[1] A country s international finances are healthier when this ratio is low. The… …   Wikipedia

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