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short-dated

short-dated

7.8
Having less than five years until it must be paid back
  • adjective
  • /ˈʃɔrtˌdeɪtɪd/
  • Specialized
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  • She decided to invest in short-dated securities to quickly capitalize on the prevailing market interest rates.

Examples

  • Investors often prefer short-dated bonds as they carry less risk of default over the brief time until maturity.

  • So I chose a short dated contract just to avoid the, the, the dividend payment.

  • Now figuring out what the short dated bonds have known for a year and a half.

  • Common sense and experience tell me not to read into short-dated corporates trading below U.S. Treasuries.

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  • In the case of these short-dated corporates trading on top of Treasuries, it is difficult to determine exactly what is driving this.

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  • This may lead investors to seek their returns elsewhere and drive up the price in limited supply securities like the aforementioned short-dated corporate bonds.

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  • The financial advisor recommended short-dated options for clients looking for a safe investment until the economic outlook improves.

Synonyms

short-term
vsshort-dated
225 3.3

Lasting only for a little time

applies specifically to financial instruments with less than five years remaining
short-run
vsshort-dated
27 4.1

Lasting for a short time, not long-term

is limited to bonds and similar financial items with under five years left

How Soon

short-dated
  • Specialized
7.8
long-dated
  • Specialized
1 8.5

Surface Forms

short-dated positive

Morphology

short-dated = short + dated (transparent) = short + date + ed

The adjective is a straightforward compound of 'short' + 'dated' (the latter meaning 'having a date/maturity'), so the sense 'having a short remaining time to maturity' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Short-dated is made of short and dated, where short means 'not much time' and dated comes from date, meaning 'a day on a calendar' for when something must be paid back. So, a short-dated bond or security is one that has only a little time left before it must be repaid.