callable
Americanadjective
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capable of being called.
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subject to redemption prior to maturity, as a corporate bond.
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subject to payment on demand, as money loaned.
adjective
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(of a security) subject to redemption before maturity
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(of money loaned) repayable on demand
Etymology
Origin of callable
Example Sentences
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The Act also authorized the Treasury to sell 6% bonds callable in five years, maturing in 20, which are nicknamed “5-20s.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
Lakshmi Shyam-Sunder, the World Bank's chief risk officer, said the ratings agencies had shown some openness to considering revisions in how they treat callable capital in the banks' balance sheets.
From Reuters • Oct. 10, 2023
More resources could come from medium-term steps recommended by a G20 capital adequacy review, including the use of callable capital that is pledged, but not paid-in, to back lending.
From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2023
A UBS AT1 bond that is callable in January 2024 was trading at a yield of nearly 29%, up from 12% on Friday, demonstrating how much more costly such debt could become.
From Reuters • Mar. 20, 2023
Securities -- N. securities, stocks, common stock, preferred stock, bonds, puts, calls, options, option contract, warrants, commercial paper, bearer bond, tax-exempt bond, callable bond, convertable bond†. share, stock certificate; coupon, bond coupon. liquid assets.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
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