zero coupon
adjective
: of, relating to, or being an investment security that is sold at a deep discount, is redeemable at face value on maturity, and that pays no periodic interest
zero coupon municipal bonds
Examples of zero coupon in a Sentence
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Investors gobbled up convertible bonds with zero coupon from companies including Airbnb , SoFi , Snap , Ford , DraftKings , Twitter , Shake Shack , Spotify and Dish Network .
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Corrie Driebusch, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022
Italy issued one of its mainstream government bonds with a zero coupon for the first time on Oct. 13.
—Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2020
For the first time in living memory, the Italian Treasury this week sold Italian bonds that carried a zero coupon.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2020
Nevertheless, the fact that zero coupon Italian debt is seen as a good deal is a sign of a deeply dysfunctional debt market, with serious implications for insurance companies, pensioners, and savers.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 13 Oct. 2020
Those notes are significantly discounted, with the company receiving just 50 cents in cash for every dollar accrued as zero coupon debt.
—Lukas I. Alpert, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2018
Corrie Driebusch, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022
Italy issued one of its mainstream government bonds with a zero coupon for the first time on Oct. 13.
—Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2020
For the first time in living memory, the Italian Treasury this week sold Italian bonds that carried a zero coupon.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2020
Nevertheless, the fact that zero coupon Italian debt is seen as a good deal is a sign of a deeply dysfunctional debt market, with serious implications for insurance companies, pensioners, and savers.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 13 Oct. 2020
Those notes are significantly discounted, with the company receiving just 50 cents in cash for every dollar accrued as zero coupon debt.
—Lukas I. Alpert, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1979, in the meaning defined above
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“Zero coupon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zero%20coupon. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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