personal loan

noun

: a loan that is made by a bank to someone for a personal need

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Simpson goes away to college, in Chicago, though not without her mother raiding her personal loan. Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025 The share of borrowers who consolidated credit card debt into a personal loan doubled, from 4% in the April survey to 8% in the August survey. Stephanie Dhue,sharon Epperson, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025 Young Buck has at times insisted that the funds were advance payments for future music releases under G-Unit, not a personal loan. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 28 July 2025 Rate decisions could lower or raise borrowing costs for anyone who has a mortgage, car loan, credit card or personal loan. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for personal loan

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“Personal loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personal%20loan. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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