zero-coupon bond

zero-coupon bond definition - finance
A bond that pays no interest until it matures. It is priced at a deep discount to make up for the lack of income. These bonds are commonly called zeros.

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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