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  • 31Subordinate Financing — Debt financing that is ranked behind that held by secured lenders in terms of the order in which the debt is repaid. Subordinate financing implies that the debt ranks behind the first secured lender, and means that the secured lenders will be… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 32subordinate debentures — A type of corporate bond for which the indenture covenants provide that some of the company s debt has a lower priority than other debts in the event of a liquidation. For example, some bonds may be subordinate to others. Subordinate bonds are… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 33subordinate clause — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms subordinate clause : singular subordinate clause plural subordinate clauses linguistics a group of words that gives extra information about a sentence but cannot form a sentence by itself. For example, in the… …

    English dictionary

  • 34subordinate unified command — A command established by commanders of unified commands, when so authorized through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to conduct operations on a continuing basis in accordance with the criteria set forth for unified commands. A… …

    Military dictionary

  • 35subordinate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subordinatus, past participle of subordinare to subordinate, from Latin sub + ordinare to order more at ordain Date: 15th century 1. placed in or occupying a lower class, rank …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 36subordinate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ firmly ▪ completely, totally, wholly ▪ largely PREPOSITION ▪ to …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 37subordinate — 1 adjective less important than something else, or in a lower position with less authority: a subordinate role on the committee (+ to): a commission that is subordinate to the Security Council compare subservient 2 noun (C) someone who has a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38subordinate — adjective /səˈbɔdənət / (say suh bawduhnuht) 1. placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank. 2. of lesser importance; secondary. 3. subject to or under the authority of a superior. 4. subservient. 5. dependent. 6. Grammar a. denoting or… …

  • 39subordinate — Dependent De*pend ent, a. [L. dependens, entis, p. pr. dependere. See {Depend}, and cf. {Dependant}.] 1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf. [1913 Webster] 2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40subordinate — 1. adjective a) Placed in a lower class, rank, or position. In the sentence, “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”. b) Submissive… …

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