senior security
Definition
Security that has priority in claims on the assets and income of the issuer than the claims of other (junior) securities issued by same entity. For example, mortgage bonds are senior to debentures which are senior to ordinary shares (common stock).
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senior security is in the Banking, Commerce & Finance, Investing and Securities & Futures Trading subjects.
senior security appears in the definition of the following term: junior security
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