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subordinated

[ suh-bawr-dn-ey-tid ]
/ səˈbɔr dnˌeɪ tɪd /
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adjective Finance.
noting or designating a debt obligation whose holder is placed in precedence below secured and general creditors: subordinated debentures.
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Origin of subordinated

subordinate + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM subordinated

un·sub·or·di·nat·ed, adjective

Words nearby subordinated

suborder, subordinal, subordinary, subordinate, subordinate clause, subordinated, subordinated debt, subordinating conjunction, subordination, subordinationism, suborn
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