CDS
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Canada/ˌsiːˈdiːz/
CDS is the initialism of credit default swap.
CDS is the initialism of child-directed speech.
CDS is the initialism of Chief of the Defence Staff.
CDS is the initialism of cognitive dysfunction syndrome.
CDS is the initialism of controlled dangerous substances.
CDS is the initialism of cat distribution system.
Meaning of credit default swap
Noun
credit default swap (plural credit default swaps)
- A credit derivative contract between two counterparties, whereby the buyer (seller of risk) makes periodic payments to the seller (buyer of risk) in exchange for the right to a payoff if there is a default or other credit event in respect of a third party called reference entity.
- The cost of that funding is partially influenced by the price of an instrument known as a credit default swap — essentially, a form of insurance that one party buys to protect against the possibility that another party will default. The higher the risk of default, the higher the price of the...2023 March 15, Michael J. de la Merced, Maureen Farrell, “Credit Suisse to Borrow Up to $54 Billion From Central Bank”, in The New York Times
- Synonyms:
- CDS
Meaning of child-directed speech
Noun
child-directed speech (uncountable)
- Synonym of baby talk.
Noun (1) capitalized: CDs
CDs
- plural of CD
Noun (2) capitalized: cDs
cDs
- plural of cD
Synonyms of CDS
Forms of CDS
| plural | CDSs |
|---|---|
| plural | CDSes |
| plural | CDS |
Phrases with CDS
Words that rhyme with CDS
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- wheeze
- Cantonese
- chemise
- miner's disease
- trapeze
- Congolese
- dees
- disease
- displease
- frieze
- Japanese
- Keyes
- leese
- overseas
- pease
- please
- Portuguese
- sneeze
- tweeze
- appease
- bes
- bez
- blue cheese
- botanese
- Burmese
- expertise
- fries
- greeze
- Guyanese
- he's
- Javanese
- keys
- legalese
- Louise
- Maltese
- Ningbonese
- octopodes
- Pekingese
- Shanghainese
- she's
- Sinhalese
- Socrates
- tees
- Versaillese
- Viennese
- Vietnamese
- a little bit of bread and no cheese
- academese
Questions about CDS
- What is CDS the initialism of?
- CDS is the initialism of credit default swap.
- What part of speech is CDS?
- CDS is a noun.
- How do you pronounce CDS?
- CDS is pronounced /ˌsiːˈdiːz/ (Canada).
- What is the plural of CDS?
- The plural of CDS is CDSs.
Words near CDS in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: CDS (page history and authors); CDs (page history and authors); cDs (page history and authors); credit default swap (page history and authors); child-directed speech (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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