Definitions

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  • adjective Not guaranteed; nonguaranteed.

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  • adjective without financial security

Etymologies

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un- +‎ guaranteed

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Examples

  • Mr Boucher yesterday hinted that Bank of Ireland, which raised €2. 9bn from investors earlier in the year, will test the market for so-called "unguaranteed" investment before the supports expire.

    Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • Mr. O'Leary said a reduction in the interest rate was "no silver bullet" and that more significant savings were to be found in some EUR21 billion in unsecured and unguaranteed bond debt that the Irish banks are due to repay bond holders through 2015.

    Ireland Remains Hopeful on Securing Lower Rate Eamon Quinn 2011

  • Moody's cut the bank's unguaranteed senior debt to Baa3 from A3 and the dated subordinated debt to Caa1 from Ba1.

    Moody's Downgrades Anglo Irish's Debt Irene Chapple 2010

  • Nor can the Irish prune any of the 19 billion euros in secured but unguaranteed bank bonds.

    Ireland wants bank creditors to bear pain, ECB says no 2011

  • Mr. Kenny's coalition wants the European Union and the European Central Bank to drop opposition to Irish plans to force losses on the €3.5 billion of senior unguaranteed debt held by investors in Anglo Irish Bank Corp. and Irish Nationwide Building Society.

    Ireland's Kenny Appeals for EU Shift Eamon Quinn 2011

  • The bottom line is that while each percentage point reduction of the interest rate on the EU loans could ease the cost to Ireland by 0.4% of GDP, every 10% haircut on the unguaranteed, unsecured bank debt would equal 1.3% of GDP, according to Goodbody.

    Ireland Revolts for Stability Oliver O'Connor 2011

  • The unguaranteed portion of both pieces was rated BBB-minus by Fitch Ratings, the lowest rung of the investment-grade ladder, and the guaranteed tranche was rated AAA.

    Offshore Wind-Farm Builder May Tap Bond Market Katy Burne 2011

  • When Citi sold off its Student Loan Corp. stake, the lender's $46 billion in assets were spread around to multiple other buyers, but Citi retained $8.7 billion in unguaranteed assets.

    Discover to Buy Citi Student Loan Portfolio David Benoit 2011

  • The last year of his deal is completely unguaranteed at $13.1 million.

    Dallas Mavericks Team Report 2010

  • The country was plunged into crisis when the huge costs of its bank rescue, along with an obligation to repay even unguaranteed senior bank-bond debt, forced it to call for a €67.5 billion bailout deal in November 2010.

    Irish Government Details Jobs Plan Eamon Quinn 2012

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