gilt-edged bond

gilt-edged bond definition - finance
A high-grade bond that is issued by a strong and stable company. Investors in these bonds have confidence that they will regularly receive their interest payments and that their principle will be paid back.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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