Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

CDO

British  

abbreviation

  1. collateralized debt obligation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

During a client pitch, a trader illustrating the risk of collateralized debt obligations unveils a Jenga tower that represents the mortgage bonds stuffed inside a CDO.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025

The surviving claims cover 13 certificates that Commerzbank bought from Barrington II CDO Ltd, but only as to whether BNY Mellon acted as a "prudent person" following borrower defaults.

From Reuters ● Aug. 28, 2023

“We are unbelievably proud to partner with CBS Sports and the NFL to bring Nick’s personality and unique visual sensibility to the Super Bowl,” Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon CDO Brian Robbins said in a statement.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2023

Those behind CDO insist it is not a Trojan Horse for a Boris Johnson comeback, as some have suggested.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2023

How do we know the people running your CDO machine aren’t just using your enthusiasm for shorting your own market to exploit us?

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training