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Waterfall

The order in which money from the assets is paid out, each claim in full before the next. From a fixed-charge asset, the costs of sale come first, then the Bank. From the floating-charge assets, three claims come first: expenses, preferential debts and the prescribed part. Debenture §11.1 · Chapter 9

Explained in Chapter 9, Enforcement and the Waterfall, of Security & Collateral.

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The waterfall is the order in which money from the assets is paid out. Each claim is paid in full before the next one gets anything.
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