With reference to a debt obligation: the priority of payment of amounts received from or on account of the borrower among creditors to the borrower; With reference to a fund: the economic agreement between the investors and the general partner as to the priority of payment of distributions of fund assets as between the investors and the general partner; also known as “distributions waterfall”.
Global Definitions Database
Waterfall
Source: NCREIF | Date: 09 September 2025 | ID: D1562 | Version: 1