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DEBENTURE
Debt instrument evidencing the holder's right to receive interest and principal installments from the named obligor. Applies to all forms of unsecured, long-term debt evidenced by a certificate of debt.
DEBT CAPITAL
Business financing that normally requires periodic interest payments and repayment of the principal within a specified time.
DEBT/EQUITY RATIO
A measure of a company's leverage, calculated by dividing long-term debt by shareholders' equity.
DEBT FINANCING
This is financing in which you get a loan from someone or somewhere and go into debt! You are obligated to repay the money at some predetermined interest rate.
DEBT SERVICE
A series of payments of interest and principal retiring a debt over a given period of time.
DEED OF TRUST
A document under seal which, when delivered, transfers a present interest in property. May be held as collateral.
DEFAULTS
The nonpayment of principal and/or interest on the due date as provided by the terms and conditions of the note.
DEFERRED LOAN
Loans whose principal and or interest installments are postponed for a specified period of time.
DEPRECIATION
Decrease in the value of equipment and a method by which the cost of the equipment is allocated over time. Depreciation of equipment used for business is a tax-deductible expense.
DISCOUNT RATE
A certain interest rate that is used to bring a series of future cash flows to their present value in order to state them in current, or today's, dollars. Use of a discount rate removes the time value of money from future cash flows.
DISBURSEMENT
The actual payout to borrower of loan funds, in whole or part. It may be concurrent with the closing, or follow it.
DIVESTITURE
Change of ownership and/or control of a business from a majority (non-disadvantaged) to disadvantaged persons.
DOWN PAYMENT
The portion of a purchase price paid in cash at the time the sale agreement is executed and/or at closing.
DUE DILIGENCE
The process of investigation, performed by investors, into the details of a potential investment, such as an examination of operations and management and the verification of material facts.
DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System)
A database maintained by Dun and Bradstreet that is used by the Government to identify each contractor and their location(s). This number is required to register with the Central Contractor Register (CCR) that is used by the government's electronic commerce/electronic data interchange (EC/EDI) system called FACNET. You can obtain a DUNS number at no cost by calling Dun and Bradstreet at 800-333-0505.
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