negative pledge
A type of loan or loan condition in which the borrower agrees with the lender not to…A type of loan or loan condition in which the borrower agrees with the lender not to allow any other lender or creditor to rank ahead for payment in the event of a liquidation. Such a loan is unsecured (ie. not backed by a charge over specific assets).
Meaning
1 sensesA type of loan or loan condition in which the borrower agrees with the lender not to allow any other lender or creditor to rank ahead for payment in the event of a liquidation. Such a loan is unsecured (ie. not backed by a charge over specific assets).
Origin
The idea (and hence presumably the name) developed in the United States, and then went gloThe idea (and hence presumably the name) developed in the United States, and then went global. (Reference: Trevor Sykes, The Bold Riders, second edition, 1996, →ISBN, page 8.)
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Forms
plural: negative pledges| Singular | negative pledge |
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