irredeemable stock
noun [U] (also undated stock) FINANCEDefinition
› bonds where interest is paid to lenders, but the principal (= original amount borrowed) will not be paid back: If interest rates and inflation are high and likely to fall, then irredeemable stock should be reasonably safe.
(Definition of irredeemable stock noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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