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What is 'Undated Issue' A government bond that has no maturity date, and pays interest in perpetuity. While the government can redeem...

What are unappropriated retained earnings Unappropriated retained earnings are the portion of a business's profits that have not been allocated to specific expenses. This money...

What is 'Unconditional Vesting' Pension benefits that are entitled to the employee without any restrictions. The employee is fully entitled to the...

What is an 'Underlying Profit' An underlying profit describes an actual reflection of a company's profit. The underlying profit is not the...

DefinitionCommon stock is a form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security. The terms voting share and ordinary share are also used frequently...

What are 'Mandatorily Redeemable Shares' Mandatorily redeemable shares are shares owned by an individual or entity which are required to be redeemed for cash or...

DefinitionBankruptcy is a legal status of a person or other entity that cannot repay debts to creditors. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by...

DefinitionIn finance, unsecured debt refers to any type of debt or general obligation that is not protected by a guarantor, or collateralized by a...

What is an unconsolidated subsidiary An unconsolidated subsidiary is a subsidiary in which the parent company does not include the subsidiary's financials in its consolidated...

Why Is Undercapitalization a Problem? And How You Can Fix It Undercapitalization is a condition in which a business does not have enough funds to...