unsecured debt

unsecured debt definition - finance
Debt that is not backed by collateral, or assets pledged to ensure repayment. An example of unsecured debt is debentures, which are unsecured bonds.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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