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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Fast forward: As of last week, Singh was trying to put together a rescue plan that would have required a $3 million bridge loan.
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Dan Primack, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Rabbits Black was the film’s primary financier, while Jordan Wagner’s Wagner Entertainment was brought on to provide a bridge loan.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
The lenders earlier provided Plenty with an $8.6 million bridge loan to prepare for a potential restructuring and prevent the company from shutting down, court papers say.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Winter said that the rest of the funding for the project will come from a bridge loan from the Connecticut Green Bank and federal tax credits.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
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Dan Primack, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
Rabbits Black was the film’s primary financier, while Jordan Wagner’s Wagner Entertainment was brought on to provide a bridge loan.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
The lenders earlier provided Plenty with an $8.6 million bridge loan to prepare for a potential restructuring and prevent the company from shutting down, court papers say.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
Winter said that the rest of the funding for the project will come from a bridge loan from the Connecticut Green Bank and federal tax credits.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Bridge loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bridge%20loan. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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