Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• DEBT-FOR-EQUITY SWAP - A swap agreement to exchange equity/returns for debt returns or the converse ove...
  
  
• DEBT-SERVICE BURDEN - Cash required during a specific period, usually a year, to meet interest expenses...
  
  
• DEBT-SERVICE COVERAGE RATIO - Earnings before interest and income taxes, divided by interest expense pl...
  
  
• DEBT-TO-AVAILABLE-CREDIT RATIO - The amount of money a person has in outstanding debt, compared to the ...
  
  
• DEBT-TO-EQUITY RATIO - You find a company's debt-to-equity ratio by dividing its total long-term debt b...
  
  
• DEBT-TO-INCOME RATIO - The percentage of before-tax earnings that are spent to pay off loans for obliga...
  
  
• DEBT-TO-WORTH RATIO - The simplest way to measure leverage. Calculated by dividing total liabilities by...
  
  
• DEBT/EQUITY RATIO - Indicator of financial leverage. Compares assets provided by creditors to assets pr...
  
  
• DEBTAHOLIC - A borrower who cannot handle debt except by complete abstinence.
  
  
• DEBTEE - a creditor, one who lends money.