commercial paper

noun

: short-term unsecured discounted paper usually sold by one company to another for immediate cash needs

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The company held $4.7 billion in cash as of November 2, 2024, with no short-term borrowings or commercial paper outstanding. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024 As of October 27, 2024, Home Depot had $1.5 billion in cash and cash equivalents, with $1.3 billion of outstanding borrowings under its commercial paper program. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 22 Nov. 2024 The filing also details various financial agreements, including a revolving credit facility with a committed capacity of $2.25 billion and a commercial paper program with a maximum borrowing capacity of $1.5 billion. —

Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024 That makes sense because commercial paper, while hardly far out on the risk curve, lacks the assurance that Treasury bonds boast. —

Larry Light, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for commercial paper

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of commercial paper was in 1836

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“Commercial paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20paper. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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