Synonyms

call loan

American

noun

a loan repayable on demand.

call loan British

noun

Also called: demand loan.. a loan that is repayable on demand Compare time loan

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Etymology

Origin of call loan

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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The bank left its unsecured overnight call loan rate unchanged in a range of 0.0%-0.1%.

From The Wall Street Journal

The board voted unanimously at the end of a two-day meeting to leave the unsecured overnight call loan rate at a 0.0%-0.1% range.

From The Wall Street Journal

Low call loan rates have an indirect rather than a direct effect on the rate which the mercantile community has to pay for money.

From Project Gutenberg

The peculiarities of call loans have also been discussed by C. A. Conant, Principles of Money and Banking, I, p.

From Project Gutenberg

The bank's policy board voted unanimously at the end of a two-day meeting to keep the unsecured overnight call loan rate at 0.1%--the level it has been ...

From The Wall Street Journal

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