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Finance Dictionary and Glossary of Investment Terms
Default risk
Definition 1.
The risk that an issuer of a bond may be unable to make timely principal and interest payments. Also referred to as credit risk (as gauged by commercial rating companies).
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Definition 2.
The risk that a company or individual will be unable to pay the contractual interest or principal on its debt obligations.
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