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bought deal

noun

C2CEFR level
85/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

An underwriting in which the bank commits to purchase the entire issue at a fixed price before marketing it.

They offered a bought deal at a two-point discount, so the issuer got certainty and the bank took the placement risk.

Similar: firm commitment

Topic: Banking & finance law in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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