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senior debt

noun

C1CEFR level
78/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

Borrowing that ranks first for repayment and is usually secured against the company's assets, making it the lowest-risk tier of financing.

The senior debt was fully secured, so those lenders sat at the top of the repayment waterfall.

Topic: Corporate finance in Business English

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