Term:
Debt defeasance through the sinking fund mechanism
Definition:

Variety of debt defeasance whereby the debt principal is collateralized not through an upfront purchase of a zero coupon bond or other financial instruments, but instead through pledging the accumulated funds of a sinking fund, which is financed through periodic future payments by the debtor.

Domain:
Finance
Source:
World Bank: Glossary of Finance and Debt
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