cramdown

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noun

A requirement that certain creditors accept a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring.

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Meanings

nouncramdown (plural cramdowns)

plural cramdowns

  1. lawA requirement that certain creditors accept a plan of reorganization in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring.

Origin

From cram + down.

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APA

cramdown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cramdown

MLA

“cramdown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cramdown. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cramdown,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cramdown.

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