Issue

How it is used

A very flexible banking verb. Companies and governments issue bonds; banks issue cards, letters of credit and guarantees; the party that does this is the 'issuer'. The noun is used too: a bond issue, a rights issue. Do not confuse it with 'issue' meaning a problem.

Example sentences

1. The bank issued 500 million dollars of eurobonds last month.

2. We will issue the letter of guarantee once the collateral is in place.

Common collocations

• issue bonds
• issue a card
• bond issue
• card issuer
• issue a guarantee

Related terms

• bondA debt security that a government or company sells to investors to borrow money. It pays regular interest, called a coupon, and returns the full amount at maturity.
• securitiesFinancial assets that can be bought and sold, such as shares, bonds and bills, which give the owner rights like part ownership or a claim to repayment.
• IPOShort for initial public offering: the first time a private company sells its shares to the public on a stock exchange.
• raise capitalTo get money for a business from investors or lenders, for example by selling new shares, issuing bonds or borrowing.
• letter of guaranteeA bank's written promise to pay a set amount to a third party if its customer fails to meet an obligation, such as finishing a contract or paying a supplier.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• issue · Project Management
• issue · Customer Service

More terms: Corporate Finance

• cash flow
• capital
• working capital
• leverage
• dividend
• valuation
• M&A
• due diligence
• shareholder
• leasing
• factoring
• bankruptcy