reopening

reopening definition - finance
Refers to the issuance of additional debt on a previously issued debt, such as a bond or note offering. Instead of selling a completely new note or bond issue, the current issue will be reopened and sold to the public.

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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