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Value date

Meaning in finance & banking, with examples

nounCommon term

In finance & banking, value date means: The date assigned to a transaction for settlement or for calculating interest on funds.

In Turkish: valör tarihi

How it is used

Distinguish it from the booking date, when the transaction appears in accounting records.

Example sentences

  1. The transfer was booked today with a value date of tomorrow.

    Booking and economic effectiveness can occur on different dates.

  2. The dealer checked the value date before arranging currency funding.

    The date determines when funds are needed for settlement.

Common collocations

  • spot value date
  • value date adjustment
  • settlementThe final step of a payment or trade, when money or securities actually move from one party to the other and the deal is complete.
  • accrueTo build up gradually over time, as interest does on a loan or deposit; in accounting, to record income or costs when they are earned or incurred, not when cash moves.

More terms: Accounts & Deposits

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