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bridging loan

British  

noun

  1. a loan made to cover the period between two transactions, such as the buying of another house before the sale of the first is completed

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The Exchange Stabilization Fund is the Treasury’s crisis-funding vehicle through which the bridging loan to prop up the Argentine currency would be made.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2025

Figures confirm Lord Brownlow reimbursed the party for a "bridging loan" it initially provided for some of the works.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2021

Its director Jennifer Griffiths says better government support is needed, such as low-interest bridging loan schemes with repayments only starting when the individual has a basic standard of living.

From Reuters • Jun. 16, 2021

When the German carrier Air Berlin came close to bankruptcy in 2017, the government granted the airline a bridging loan of 150 million euros, about $165 million, that allowed it to continue flying.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2019

Even if a bridging loan is agreed, it won’t cover all Greece’s funding needs.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2015