Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,899,978,381 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Sweep
(redirected from swept)

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
Sweep
The act of using all available cash flow for the repayment of debt service.

Sweep
1. To use all cash flow currently available to service debt. This can lead to liquidity problems.

2. To transfer funds into an interest-bearing account automatically. Some brokerages sweep extra cash into such accounts on behalf of their clients.

sweep
To automatically move cash balances into an interest-earning money market fund. Certain brokerage firms offer to perform this activity for some or all of their accounts.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?   Financial browser?   Full browser?
 
 
 
Financial Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.