bought deal

noun [C]

Definition

› STOCK MARKET, FINANCE an arrangement in which a company sells shares to a bank or financial organization, which then sells the shares to investors: The bank handled a bought deal of one million shares, buying at £697 and selling at £700.

(Definition of bought deal noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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