Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or process of extinguishing; a bringing to an end: as, the extinguishment of a fire, or of life.
- noun In law, the extinction or annihilation of a right, an estate, etc., by merging or consolidating it with another, generally with one greater or more extensive.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification.
- noun (Law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or obligation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
extinguishing ,putting out , orquenching , or the state of being extinguished.
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Examples
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But language urging the "extinguishment" of second liens carries the effect of principal forgiveness, rather than forbearance.
HousingWire 2010
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But language urging the "extinguishment" of second liens carries the effect of principal forgiveness, rather than forbearance.
HousingWire DIANA GOLOBAY 2010
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Nisga'a "extinguishment" agreement is widely considered a template for these negotiations, which the federal and provincial governments are eager to complete.
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Net income for the second quarter included a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $7.6 million incurred in connection with a refinancing in April.
C&J Energy Rises in Debut Lynn Cowan 2011
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Excluding items such as a loss on early extinguishment of debt, earnings fell to six cents a share from 20 cents.
Weyerhaeuser Profit Slides 29% Mia Lamar 2011
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Excluding items, restructuring-related and debt extinguishment charges, the loss was 18 cents.
Harley-Davidson Rallies as Loss Shrinks Tess Stynes 2011
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Excluding charges from restructuring and debt-extinguishment, earnings slipped to 24 cents a share from 30 cents.
Huntsman Warns of Pigment Supply Crunch Doug Cameron 2011
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Net income decreased 23% to $27 million for fiscal 2010 due to a $62 million pretax loss on debt extinguishment.
Dunkin' Brands Sets IPO Price Range Lynn Cowan 2011
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Excluding debt-extinguishment costs and tax-related items, earnings were up at 67 cent from 44 cents.
Dr Pepper Revenue Helped by Volume Sales, Pricing Tess Stynes 2011
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Rural/Metro, which is based in Scottsdale, Okla., reported in February that its fiscal second-quarter loss narrowed as revenue rose 6% and losses on debt extinguishment fell sharply.
Rural/Metro Agrees to Be Acquired for $438.2 Million Tess Stynes 2011
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