How to pronounce “vulture fund”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (finance, derogatory) A hedge fund or private equity fund that invests in debt considered to be very weak or in imminent default. Investors profit by buying debt at a discounted price on a secondary market and then suing the debtor for a larger amount than the purchasing price.

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