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What is Debt-like item?

An obligation that behaves like debt (deferred payments, unfunded liabilities, accrued items) and reduces equity value in a deal even if it is not labeled debt.

Where you will use it: this term comes up in the Applied AI for Finance and Accounting course, and the full course glossary collects every term in one place.

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From the free Applied AI for Finance and Accounting course by Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA.