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revenue bond
noun
: a bond issued by a public agency authorized to build, acquire, or improve a revenue-producing property (such as a toll road) and payable out of revenue derived from such property
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The firm is overweight on essential-service revenue bonds, suburban governments and school districts and flagship universities.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
Unlike their corporate counterparts, who disclose in the global standard of Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), neither general obligation nor revenue bond borrowers have such consistency.
—Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The team is responsible for $840 million of funding and any cost overruns, $500 million will come from the state and the remainder will come from revenue bonds financed by sales and ticket taxes plus rent paid by the Titans.
See the full list of CNBC’s Official 2024 NFL Team Valuations.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
The fund is tilted towards revenue bonds, with 63% of the portfolio allocated to the segment.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 17 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined above
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“Revenue bond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revenue%20bond. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
Legal Definition
revenue bond
see bond sense 2
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