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1. ''Discount instruments - noun.''
1. ''Financial reporting''.


In relation to a discount instrument, the discount is the difference between the current market price and the redemption amount.
In financial reporting, liabilities are amounts or obligations of a reporting entity arising from past transactions or events, the settlement of which may result in the transfer or use of assets, the provision of services or other yielding of economic benefits in the future.


Examples include overdrafts, trade payables, accruals and provisions.


2. ''Bonds.''
Liabilities are represented in the balance sheet by credit balances.


A coupon-paying bond trading in the market ''at a discount'' has a market value less than its par value.


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3. ''Foreign currency - forward market.''
More generally, liabilities are any obligations or amounts owed to others (whether or not they are obligations of a financial reporting entity).
 
A currency trading ''at a discount'' in the forward foreign exchange market is weaker in the forward market than in the spot market.
 
 
4. ''Verb - financial instruments.''
 
In relation to financial instruments, to exchange an instrument with a future maturity date, for a 'discounted' market value today. 
 
Today's market value being smaller than the redemption amount (receivable at maturity) by the amount of the discount.
 
 
5. ''Verb - discounted cash flow.''
 
In relation to a money amount, to discount is to make smaller. 
 
For example, to discount back a future cashflow to a (smaller) present value in discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Bill discounting]]
* [[Accrual]]
* [[Coupon bond]]
* [[Assets]]
* [[Discount house]]
* [[Balance sheet]]
* [[Discount instruments]]
* [[Capital]]
* [[Discount rate]]
* [[Compound instrument]]
* [[Discounted cash flow]]
* [[Credit balance]]
* [[Early bird rate]]
* [[Disaggregation]]
* [[Premium]]
* [[Equity]]
* [[Spot market]]
* [[Exemption clause]]
* [[Fair value]]
* [[Financial liability]]
* [[Financial reporting]]
* [[Indemnity clause]]
* [[Interest gap]]
* [[Liabilities and equity]]
* [[Mismatch]]
* [[Net assets]]
* [[Net worth]]
* [[Off balance sheet finance]]
* [[Offset]]
* [[Overdraft]]
* [[Provision]]
* [[Reporting entity]]
* [[Trade payables]]


[[Category:Cash_management]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Revision as of 13:59, 4 August 2019

1. Financial reporting.

In financial reporting, liabilities are amounts or obligations of a reporting entity arising from past transactions or events, the settlement of which may result in the transfer or use of assets, the provision of services or other yielding of economic benefits in the future.

Examples include overdrafts, trade payables, accruals and provisions.

Liabilities are represented in the balance sheet by credit balances.


2.

More generally, liabilities are any obligations or amounts owed to others (whether or not they are obligations of a financial reporting entity).


See also