What is the basic difference between bond and debenture?
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Answer / sreenu
bond is not related to the company it is issuing banks bank
is giving int and principal amt at maturity time.
debenture means it is a certificate issuing the company. the
certificate bearing interest rate on face. interest will be
payable every year ending.
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Answer / ramesh konne
Bonds are debt and are issued for a period of more than one year. companies and many other types of institutions sell bonds. When an investor buys bonds, he or she is lending money. The seller of the bond agrees to repay the principal amount of the loan at a specified time. Interest-bearing bonds pay interest periodically.
Debenture means company for its extension and development may require to raise funds without increasing its share capital is called debenture.
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Answer / guest
bond is issues public ltd companies and bond is for long
term investment. and debenture is acknowledgment for debt
and it will issues pvt.ltd companies for short or mid term
investments
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Answer / sriram
bond is companeis equity for long term asset is maturity
period ,debenture is credit for given for long term
liabilities of company.
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Answer / sushma
there is no big difference b/w them. if the bond issue by
pvt. company then it is called debenture, if govt issues it
is bond.
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