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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Advance]]
* [[Advance]]
* [[Assets]]
* [[Building a Debt IR function]]
* [[Building a Debt IR function]]
* [[Capital employed]]
* [[Capital employed]]
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* [[Leverage]]
* [[Leverage]]
* [[Leveraged takeover]]
* [[Leveraged takeover]]
* [[Liabilities]]
* [[Loan]]
* [[Loan]]
* [[Loan relationship]]
* [[Loan relationship]]

Revision as of 12:09, 22 December 2020

1.

That which is owed to another, usually money.

For the borrower, debt is a liability.


2.

From the perspective of the borrower, finance from borrowing, rather than from investment by equity shareholders.


3.

From the perspective of a lender or investor in debt, an investment in the obligations of the borrower.

For the lender or investor, debt is an asset.


See also


Other links

Masterclass: The basics of borrowing, Will Spinney, The Treasurer