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What does "sinking fund" mean in your own words?

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Question added by Hashif Parakkott , BRANCH ACCOUNTANT , ALHIND TRAVEL AND TOURS
Date Posted: 2013/08/29
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Thank you for your question I agree with the answer Nikita Bhavsar

Mohamed Elgharib
by Mohamed Elgharib , محاسب أول - مدير فرع , المستورد الأمثل التجارية

A sinking fund is a fund established by a government agency or business for the purpose of reducing debt by repaying or purchasing outstanding loans and securities held against the entity. It helps keep the borrower liquid so it can repay the bondholder.

Hashif Parakkott
by Hashif Parakkott , BRANCH ACCOUNTANT , ALHIND TRAVEL AND TOURS

 Sinking fund is created to meet a known liability at a definite future date and invested in outside securities.A sinking fund is created by means of a definte sum set aside periodically out of profit every year.

Nikita Bhavsar
by Nikita Bhavsar , Assistant Manager - Project Management / Market Research and Analysis , Essar - Aegis

A sinking fund is a fund established by a government agency or business for the purpose of reducing debt by repaying or purchasing outstanding loans and securities held against the entity.
It helps keep the borrower liquid so it can repay the bondholder.

حازم عبد الحميد محمد دياب
by حازم عبد الحميد محمد دياب , technical office manager , Kased Khair

A bond sinking fund is a restricted asset of a corporation that was required to set aside money for redeeming or buying back some of its bonds payable. The bond sinking fund begins when the corporation deposits money with an independent trustee. The trustee then invests the money in order for the balance in the sinking fund to increase. The balance in the sinking fund will also grow from additional required deposits made by the corporation. The bond sinking fund decreases when the trustee purchases or redeems the corporation’s bonds.

Not all corporations with bonds payable are required to have a bond sinking fund. However, bonds with sinking funds are likely to be viewed as less risky.

Usman Masood
by Usman Masood , Chief Financial Officer , Siddiqi Group

Sinking funds are used by goverments to work against the risk of liquidity.
These funds enable reduction in debts by purchasing or repaying loans and securities.
This strategy is used against the risk of liquidity issues.

Muhammad Zeeshan Sarwar
by Muhammad Zeeshan Sarwar , Financial Controller , Arveen General Trading LLC

Sinking Fund is a fund formed by periodically setting aside money for the gradual repayment of a debt or replacement of a wasting asset.

MAZEN AL SHAAR
by MAZEN AL SHAAR , Administrative Director , Beirut International School

A sinking fund is a financial term related to companies who borrow money in the form of bond issues and the repayment process is characterized by periodic payments at maturity where in order to decrease the risk of high interest rates on its bonds the borrowing company sells a part of its borrowed bonds at a relatively fixed par value or at market value whichever is less to another company. 
In this manner, the company is trying lessen its losses in the marketplace and add safety to interest rates risk, and to replace a part of its debt with bonds of low revenues in order to stay on the safe side and maintain a win-win position in the market.

Biju Suresh
by Biju Suresh , Administration , Cedars International Hospital

 a sinking fund is a like in which an organization sets aside money over time to clear of its debts.
 it  can also be used to set aside money for purposes of replacing capital equipment as it becomes obsolete

Sanoop Kumar V G
by Sanoop Kumar V G , financial controller , Africana Discount Hypermarket

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_fund

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