commercial paper
noun
: short-term unsecured discounted paper usually sold by one company to another for immediate cash needs
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The filing also details various financial agreements, including a revolving credit facility with a committed capacity of $2.25 billion and a commercial paper program with a maximum borrowing capacity of $1.5 billion.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
That makes sense because commercial paper, while hardly far out on the risk curve, lacks the assurance that Treasury bonds boast.
—Larry Light, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2023
On two days in mid-March, less than $2 billion of commercial paper with maturities longer than 80 days was issued, according to Federal Reserve data on the short-term IOUs issued by companies to fund their operations.
—Eric Wallerstein, wsj.com, 15 Apr. 2023
The company is reducing its reliance on short-term commercial paper due to the increase in financing costs.
—Nina Trentmann, Bloomberg.com, 4 May 2023
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
That makes sense because commercial paper, while hardly far out on the risk curve, lacks the assurance that Treasury bonds boast.
—Larry Light, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2023
On two days in mid-March, less than $2 billion of commercial paper with maturities longer than 80 days was issued, according to Federal Reserve data on the short-term IOUs issued by companies to fund their operations.
—Eric Wallerstein, wsj.com, 15 Apr. 2023
The company is reducing its reliance on short-term commercial paper due to the increase in financing costs.
—Nina Trentmann, Bloomberg.com, 4 May 2023
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“Commercial paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20paper. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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