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📱 A phone company 💵 A debt note ⛰️ Mountain abbreviation
MTN

MTN

8.8
A loan a company sells to investors for one to ten years
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The company issued an MTN that will mature in seven years and offer competitive interest rates.

Examples

  • The bank's five-year MTN was quickly purchased by institutional investors.

  • Investors often choose an MTN for its flexible maturity options and steady returns.

  • The company issued an MTN to raise capital for its expansion projects.

  • The company issued an MTN to finance its new project.

  • Investors are interested in the MTN market.

  • Investors often select an MTN for its reliable returns compared to shorter-term securities.

  • To diversify its portfolio, the investor purchased a five-year MTN from a reputable bank.

Synonyms

debt instrument
vsMTN
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A document or digital record, like a bond, that shows someone owes money and when they must pay it back

is narrower, specifying a medium term debt issued by a company or bank

How Long

perpetual
93 5.8
MTN
  • Specialized
8.8
short-dated
  • Specialized
7.8
commercial paper
  • Specialized
2 6.3

Surface Forms

MTN singular
MTNs plural

Etymology

MTN stands for medium-term note, with M 'medium', T 'term' and N 'note'. So an MTN is like a written promise to pay that lasts a middle length of time, between short and long loans.