balloon payment
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“If you have to pay a balloon payment at the end of the forbearance and you can’t afford that, that could put you in a much more difficult situation,” Cohen said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2025
In some cases, drivers pay monthly fees before paying a so-called "balloon payment" at the end.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
The loans are considered safer because they are repaid in installments over several months instead of in one balloon payment.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
“It also alleviates the anxiety of having to figure out how to pay off a large balloon payment in the future.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2023
The subject of the largest-ever leveraged buyout, TXU faces a $20 billion balloon payment in 2014 on $40 billion in outstanding bonds.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2010
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