Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Word List - Module 2
Word List - Module 2
I. M A T C H IN G
auction the Treasury benchmark bond issuer
creditor maturity principal equity
1. people or institutions to whom money is owed
2. a public sale at which things are sold to the people who offer to pay the highest
3. a standard used when comparing other things
4. part ownership of a company in the form of stocks or shares
5. the amount of capital making up a bond or other loan
6. a company or bank that makes certain assets or securities such as bonds available for sale
7. the government department in charge of the money that a government collects in taxes and
from borrowing, and the money that it spends
8. the length of time for which a bond is issued (until it is repaid)
13