commercial paper
noun
: short-term unsecured discounted paper usually sold by one company to another for immediate cash needs
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In the same month Hugo Boss also successfully established a commercial paper (CP) program, enabling the group to issue short-term, unsecured notes in an aggregate amount of up to circa $585 million, expanding its access to capital markets beyond traditional bank financing.
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Ohio's investment pool, for example, is about 7% invested in commercial paper.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
From February 1 to March 15, the rate on overnight nonfinancial commercial paper doubled, rising from 0.16 percent to 0.33 percent.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
That included commercial paper and the securitized lending known as repurchase agreements.
—Peter Coy, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Ohio's investment pool, for example, is about 7% invested in commercial paper.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
From February 1 to March 15, the rate on overnight nonfinancial commercial paper doubled, rising from 0.16 percent to 0.33 percent.
—Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
That included commercial paper and the securitized lending known as repurchase agreements.
—Peter Coy, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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“Commercial paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20paper. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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