Definition of defeasancenext

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Recent Examples of defeasance A couple of other candidates lurk in the wings, but SOFR is achieving the most traction, according to Rob Finlay, founder of Thirty Capital, LLC, a defeasance and derivative consulting firm. Joshua Stein, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
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Noun
  • Once free, Jennings served the abolition movement, wrote the first White House memoir, and witnessed his sons fight with the Union Army in the Civil War.
    Melia Patria, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • In those days, there were divinity-school students from Yale, Andover, and Amherst preaching abolition and establishing schools throughout the frontier.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • The loss of those credits, combined with the administration’s repeal of tailpipe emissions rules, will significantly slow EV uptake in the US, Energy Innovation projects.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • For defenders, a subsidy regime this complex is vulnerable not only to broad repeal, but to administrative friction.
    Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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“Defeasance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defeasance. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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