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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The company added that the new 500 million euros bridge loan was underwritten by Santander Corporate & Investment Banking. Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for bridge loan

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First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bridge loan was in 1973

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“Bridge loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bridge%20loan. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.

Legal Definition

bridge loan

see loan

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