callable
adjective
call·able
ˈkȯ-lə-bəl 
: capable of being called
specifically
: subject to a demand for presentation for payment
callable bond
Examples of callable in a Sentence
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The issue is callable on any dividend payment date at par plus declared and unpaid dividends.
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Moneyshow, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
Federal government bonds are never callable.
—Dallas News, 20 Dec. 2020
Some investors had speculated that the $1.1 billion note is structured as a callable bond, which would allow Genesis creditors to demand immediate repayment of the $1.1 billion in the event of a Genesis bankruptcy.
—Vicky Ge Huang, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2023
Call date: Issuers of callable preferred stocks give shareholders the right to redeem preferred stocks for a specific dollar amount, as stated in the prospectus, after a certain date—known as the call date.
—Kaitlyn Koterbski, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2022
Regular callable bonds have predetermined call dates accompanied with the premium price the issuer will pay on each call date.
—Marilyn Cohen, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
These bonds are non-callable and have a make whole call provision.
—Marilyn Cohen, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
Even more appealing for borrowers, the loans are callable from day one, giving companies great flexibility to refinance on the spot if rates decline.
—Larry Light, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2019
For that, the bank has around $9 billion at its disposal, plus another $73.6 billion in callable capital at the end of March.
—Nina Trentmann, WSJ, 14 July 2017
Moneyshow, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
Federal government bonds are never callable.
—Dallas News, 20 Dec. 2020
Some investors had speculated that the $1.1 billion note is structured as a callable bond, which would allow Genesis creditors to demand immediate repayment of the $1.1 billion in the event of a Genesis bankruptcy.
—Vicky Ge Huang, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2023
Call date: Issuers of callable preferred stocks give shareholders the right to redeem preferred stocks for a specific dollar amount, as stated in the prospectus, after a certain date—known as the call date.
—Kaitlyn Koterbski, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2022
Regular callable bonds have predetermined call dates accompanied with the premium price the issuer will pay on each call date.
—Marilyn Cohen, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
These bonds are non-callable and have a make whole call provision.
—Marilyn Cohen, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
Even more appealing for borrowers, the loans are callable from day one, giving companies great flexibility to refinance on the spot if rates decline.
—Larry Light, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2019
For that, the bank has around $9 billion at its disposal, plus another $73.6 billion in callable capital at the end of March.
—Nina Trentmann, WSJ, 14 July 2017
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“Callable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/callable. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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