bank loan

noun

: a loan that is made by a bank

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Bill Coffee, the bank’s chairman and CEO, says that before a recent holiday weekend, a Stockman banker received a call from a longtime customer who needed a large bank loan quickly to buy two properties on which to develop hotels. Haniya Rae, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 While the project is funded through the TDT funds, UCF plans to use a $70 million bank loan and $30 million in bonds for short-term financing. Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2025 According to the 2024 State of Women’s Small Business Report by Block Advisors, nearly half of women entrepreneurs who applied for a bank loan have never been approved; 39% cited a lack of collateral, 37% were denied due to poor credit, and 15% received no explanation at all. Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 If the project is to be funded by a bank loan or special assessment, be careful about signing a repair contract before the money is in hand. Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bank loan

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“Bank loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank%20loan. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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