zero coupon

adjective

: of, relating to, or being an investment security that is sold at a deep discount, is redeemable at face value on maturity, and that pays no periodic interest

zero coupon municipal bonds

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Investors gobbled up convertible bonds with zero coupon from companies including Airbnb , SoFi , Snap , Ford , DraftKings , Twitter , Shake Shack , Spotify and Dish Network . —

Corrie Driebusch, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2022 Italy issued one of its mainstream government bonds with a zero coupon for the first time on Oct. 13. —

Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2020 For the first time in living memory, the Italian Treasury this week sold Italian bonds that carried a zero coupon. —

Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2020 Nevertheless, the fact that zero coupon Italian debt is seen as a good deal is a sign of a deeply dysfunctional debt market, with serious implications for insurance companies, pensioners, and savers. —

Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 13 Oct. 2020 Those notes are significantly discounted, with the company receiving just 50 cents in cash for every dollar accrued as zero coupon debt. —

Lukas I. Alpert, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2018