Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vulture fund

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: vul-ture -fund
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hedge fund or private equity fund that invests in debt considered to be very weak or in imminent default. Investors profit by buying debt at a discounted price on a secondary market and then suing the debtor for a larger amount than the purchasing price.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"This chapter discusses current official initiatives designed to curb vulture fund litigation and proposes a rethinking of the doctrine of sovereign immunity as a key measure to curb the predatory behaviour of vulture funds."

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

vulture funds (plural)

Questions

What does vulture fund mean?: A hedge fund or private equity fund that invests in debt considered to be very weak or in imminent default. Investors profit by buying debt at a discounted price on a secondary market and then suing the debtor for a larger amount than the purchasing price.

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