See Also: Discount securities(finance)
Original issue discount securities (OIDS)(finance)
Original Issue Discount securities (OIDS)(money)
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Discount(money)
Discount rate(finance)
Discount yield(finance)
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offline (iou) and Discount securities (finance)


offline (iou)



offline adjective & adverb. E20.
[from OFF preposition + LINE noun2.]
A. adjective.
Not situated or performed on a railway or by rail. E20.
Computing. Not online. Also, not connected, not in operation. M20.
b. adverb. Computing. With a delay between the production of data and its processing; not under direct computer control. M20.

Discount securities (finance)


Non-interest-bearing money market instruments that are issued at a discount and redeemed at maturity for full face value, e.g., US Treasury bills.