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What does Sinking Fund mean?

A fund established by an organization to set aside money over time to retire a debt or replace an asset.

Sinking Fund in a sentence
The corporation set up a sinking fund to ensure it could repay its bondholders at maturity.

Sinking Fund in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Tilgungsfonds
also Amortisationsfonds

Dient der planmäßigen Tilgung von langfristigen Schulden.

French
Fonds d'amortissement

Fonds constitué pour rembourser une dette à son échéance.

Spanish
Fondo de amortización

Fondo reservado para pagar una deuda futura o reemplazar activos.

Italian
Fondo di ammortamento

Accantonamento di somme per il rimborso di un prestito obbligazionario.

Common phrases with Sinking Fund

  • establish sinking fund
  • contribute to sinking fund
  • retire debt with sinking fund

Synonyms and opposites for Sinking Fund

  • Synonym Amortization Fund

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