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con⋅sol

[kon-sol, kuhn-sol]
–noun
sing. of consols.

consol.

con⋅sols

[kon-solz, kuhn-solz]
–plural noun Sometimes, consol.
the funded government securities of Great Britain that originated in the consolidation in 1751 of various public securities, chiefly in the form of annuities, into a single debt issue without maturity.
Also called bank annuities.


Origin:
short for consolidated annuities
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con·sol   (kŏn'sŏl, kən-sŏl')   
n.   Chiefly British
A government bond in Great Britain, originally issued in 1751, that pays perpetual interest and has no date of maturity. Often used in the plural. Also called bank annuity.

[Short for Consolidated Annuity.]
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consol

A debt instrument having no scheduled return of principal and therefore perpetual interest payments and no maturity. Consols fluctuate widely in price with changes in long-term interest rates. They have never been popular in the United States. Also called annuity bond, perpetual bond. See also perpetuity.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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