Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• DEFEASED BONDS - . Refunded bonds for which the payment of principal and interest has been assured thro...
  
  
• DEFEASIBLE - Able to be revoked in the case of the occurrence (or non-occurrence) of a certain event or...
  
  
• DEFEASIBLE FEE ESTATE - An estate in which the holder has a fee simple title that may be divested upon ...
  
  
• DEFECT - A condition that materially affects the value or use of residential property in an adverse man...
  
  
• DEFECT OF RECORD - Any encumbrance on a title that is made a part of the public record. Recorded defect...
  
  
• DEFECTIVE TITLE - Ownership of property which is subject to some competing claim.
  
  
• DEFENDANT - The person against whom a claim is asserted in a Court action.
  
  
• DEFENSE INTERVAL - see BASIC DEFENSE INTERVAL.
  
  
• DEFENSIVE SECURITIES - Low-risk stocks or bonds that will provide a predictable and safe return on an i...
  
  
• DEFENSIVE SECURITY - Defensive securities tend to remain more stable in value than the overall market, ...