time loan

American

noun

a loan repayable at a specified date.

time loan British

noun

a loan repayable before or at a specified future date Compare call loan

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Etymology

Origin of time loan

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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Neises said the agency does from time to time loan some to presidential libraries and other non-profit museums.

From Reuters • Sep. 24, 2022

By this time, loan production at NovaStar was clocking $600 million a month, up from $48 million a month five years earlier.

From New York Times • May 21, 2011

Aside from the spirit of benevolence and sympathy with the needy there are three selfish reasons why a time loan may be made.

From Usury A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View by Elliott, Calvin

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