debt financing

Debt Financing

When a firm raises money for working capital or capital expenditures by selling bonds, bills, or notes to individual and/or institutional investors. In return for lending the money, the individuals or institutions become creditors and receive a promise to repay principal and interest on the debt.

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The other way of raising capital is to issue shares of stock in a public offering, called equity financing.

See also: Bond, Creditor, Debt, Equity Financing, Financing

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debt financing

The acquisition of funds by borrowing. For example, a business may use debt financing to raise funds for constructing a new factory. Corporations find debt financing attractive because the interest paid on borrowed funds is a tax-deductible expense. Compare equity financing.