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Deficiency




Deficiency

The amount by which a project's cash flow is not adequate to meet debt service.

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Cash
The value of assets that can be converted into cash immediately, as reported by a company. Usually includes bank accounts and marketable securities, such as government bonds and banker's acceptances.

Debt
Money borrowed.



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Deficiency agreement
An agreement that calls on the sponsor or another party to provide the shortfall when cash flow, working capital, or revenues are below agreed levels or are insufficient to meet debt service.

Deficiency letter
Notification from the SEC to a prospective issuer of securities that revisions or additions need to be made to the preliminary prospectus.

Deficit
An excess of liabilities over assets, of losses over profits, or of expenditure over income.

Deficit spending
When government spending overwhelms government revenue resulting in government borrowing.

Defined asset fund
A unit investment trust consisting of a fixed portfolio of securities, including blue chips, REITs, or high-yielding stocks on a major exchange such as the NYSE or FTSE.

Defined benefit plan
A pension plan obliging the sponsor to make specified dollar payments to qualifying employees at retirement.

Defined contribution plan
A pension plan whose sponsor is responsible only for making specified contributions into the plan on behalf of qualifying participants.

Defined event
The definition applicable to the trigger of a loss in an insurance policy, particularly political risk insurance.



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Deferred futures
The most distant months of a futures contract.

Deferred interest bond
A bond that pays interest at a later date, usually in one lump sum, effectively reinvesting interest earned over the life of the bond.

Deferred nominal life annuity
A monthly fixed-dollar payment beginning at retirement age. It is nominal because the payment is fixed in a dollar amount at any particular time, up to and including retirement.

Deferred payment annuity
An annuity that stipulates payments be made to the annuitant at a later date, such as when the annuitant reaches a certain age.

Deferred tax expense
A non-cash expense that provides a source of free cash flow. Amount allocated during the period to cover tax liabilities that have not yet been paid.

Deficiency

Deficiency agreement
An agreement that calls on the sponsor or another party to provide the shortfall when cash flow, working capital, or revenues are below agreed levels or are insufficient to meet debt service.

Deficiency letter
Notification from the SEC to a prospective issuer of securities that revisions or additions need to be made to the preliminary prospectus.

Deficit
An excess of liabilities over assets, of losses over profits, or of expenditure over income.

Deficit spending
When government spending overwhelms government revenue resulting in government borrowing.

Defined asset fund
A unit investment trust consisting of a fixed portfolio of securities, including blue chips, REITs, or high-yielding stocks on a major exchange such as the NYSE or FTSE.

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