Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• STRAIGHT (TERM) LOAN - A loan in which only interest is paid during the term of the loan, with the enti...
  
  
• STRAIGHT BANKRUPTCY - an informal term for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy or liquidation; used more commonly to...
  
  
• STRAIGHT BILL OF LADING - A bill of lading that is cosigned to a specific party and is therefore non ne...
  
  
• STRAIGHT BOND - the most common debt security. All other bond types are variations of, or additions to ...
  
  
• STRAIGHT BOND VALUE - The value of a convertible bond if the convertible feature were valueless; in oth...
  
  
• STRAIGHT DEBT (OR EQUITY) - Debt (or equity) that cannot be exchanged for another asset.
  
  
• STRAIGHT DISCOUNT - The rate applied to the face value of the promissory note to calculate present valu...
  
  
• STRAIGHT LEASE (FLAT LEASE) - A lease specifying a fixed amount of rent that is to be paid periodically...
  
  
• STRAIGHT NOTE - A promissory note evidencing a loan in which payments of interest only are made periodi...
  
  
• STRAIGHT TERM INSURANCE POLICY - Term life insurance policy providing a fixed-amount death benefit over...