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Extinguish

Retire or pay off debt.

Extinguish

To cause a security to cease to exist. This especially applies to debt securities; for example, when a bond matures, it is said to be extinguished. See also: Repay.
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04 per common share for the net loss on extinguishments of debt.
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The net loss for the year, before a $15,602,000 goodwill impairment charge, a $2,097,000 loss on the sale of land and building and a $561,000 loss associated with debt extinguishments and modifications, was $514,000, or $0.
Alpha Technologies Group Reports Fiscal 2002 Results
16 per share, after the extraordinary gain on early extinguishments of debt, net of tax, of $40,000, for the fourth quarter of 2001, compared with a net loss of $1.
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