uncollateralized
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of uncollateralized
un- 1 + collateral + -ize + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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“In search of revenue, Celsius moved into significantly riskier investments, extending hundreds of millions of dollars in uncollateralized loans, and investing hundreds of millions of dollars in unregulated decentralized finance platforms,” the lawsuit said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
He estimated uncollateralized lending across the industry was "probably in the hundreds of billions of dollars".
From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2022
Payday lenders provide short-term, uncollateralized loans that typically range from $100 to $500 per loan.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 26, 2019
But after hearing how microfinance worked, Lilian developed a scoring system, one of the first in the world targeted for the sector, that would determine those individuals that would best benefit from uncollateralized loans.
From Forbes ● Sep. 19, 2011
About $1.9 billion worth of the loans was backed by Agriculture Department guarantees, and another $2.1 billion was uncollateralized commercial loans used by Iraq's Ministry of Industry and Military Production.
From Time Magazine Archive
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