preferential debt payment

Definition of "preferential debt payment"
  1. A payment made to a creditor within a specific period before declaring bankruptcy, favoring the creditor over others in a Chapter 7 case
How to use "preferential debt payment" in a sentence
  1. Due to their longstanding relationship, the debtor made a preferential debt payment to the small business before filing for bankruptcy.
  2. The non-profit made a preferential debt payment to a volunteer who had loaned them money, to prevent losses to him if they became insolvent.
  3. Facing bankruptcy, the company made a preferential debt payment to its longest-serving supplier to ensure it received more than others in the Chapter 7 case.

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