Asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) - Financial definition
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Concise definition of the term asset-backed commercial paper
A short-term security created by securitisation and backed by trade receivables. A legal entity, set up for the purpose by an investment bank, will buy the trade receivables and issue the commercial paper in order to fund the acquisition.