Meanings
alternative non-prime
- not comparablebusinessProviding credit to borrowers that are more likely to default due to a poor credit history or other problems.
Nonprime, sometimes called "near-prime," obligors usually have good credit histories marked by a few default payments.
2005, Frank J. Fabozzi, The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities, →ISBN, page 649
plural nonprimes · alternative non-prime
- A number that is not a prime number.
Origin
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