personal loan

noun

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

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Consider these personal loan offers. David McMillin, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2025 This makes a home equity loan significantly less expensive than a personal loan and around three times cheaper than a credit card, which has an average rate near a record high right now. Matt Richardson, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025 In addition to the eviction proceedings, Jones listed his 2016 NBA championship ring as collateral for a personal loan and was hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025 According to his latest Federal Election Commission filing, Ogles has just under $58,000 in cash on hand and more than $70,000 in outstanding liabilities, including a $20,000 personal loan to his campaign. Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Oct. 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 5 Jan. 2026.

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