bridge loan
noun
: a short-term loan used to finance an enterprise, investment, or government pending the receipt of other funds
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One or a small group of banks typically provide the initial bridge loan, and then bring in other banks to spread the risk once the acquisition is publicly announced.
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Natalie Harrison, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Netflix, the streaming industry leader, is working on a bridge loan that totals tens of billions of dollars, one of the people said.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
The Hogsett administration is planning to give the development group an $18 million bridge loan to help the firm avoid foreclosure and finish the Gold Building project.
—IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
In addition to bridging funding gaps, bridge loans can be used to frontload funding for nonprofit programs and infrastructure, such as launching new projects and scaling existing programs, that are essential to mission delivery.
—Andrea Levere, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Natalie Harrison, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Netflix, the streaming industry leader, is working on a bridge loan that totals tens of billions of dollars, one of the people said.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
The Hogsett administration is planning to give the development group an $18 million bridge loan to help the firm avoid foreclosure and finish the Gold Building project.
—IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
In addition to bridging funding gaps, bridge loans can be used to frontload funding for nonprofit programs and infrastructure, such as launching new projects and scaling existing programs, that are essential to mission delivery.
—Andrea Levere, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bridge loan
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“Bridge loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bridge%20loan. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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