Definition for : Debt
Debt is the financing mode, which has the contractually fixed remuneration (see Interest rate) and repayment date (see also Maturity). Debt is paid before Equity, if and when the company is liquidated.
(See Chapters Chapter 21 Other debt products and Chapter 22 Shares of the Vernimmen)
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