Showing results for unsecured loan. Search instead for unneeded losings.

unsecured loan

American

[uhn-si-kyoord lohn] / ˌʌn sɪˈkyʊərd ˈloʊn /

noun

Finance.

a loan that is supported only by the borrower’s creditworthiness and income and does not require the borrower to put up collateral, as a home or vehicle, to back up the loan. A personal loan made to someone is usually an unsecured loan.

Etymology

Origin of unsecured loan

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The Indian bank sees further improvement in its unsecured loan segment and 2H FY 2025 is seasonally better for its secured loan segment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Graves will advance an unsecured loan of £1m to Yorkshire if the takeover goes through and arrange further funding of up to £4m if certain appointments to the new board are approved.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024

Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with certain lenders to provide the e-commerce giant an $8 billion unsecured loan.

From Reuters • Jan. 4, 2023

A home improvement loan is an unsecured loan provided by a lender that would allow you to finance major repairs and pay it back on an installment plan.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2022

This unsecured loan was one of the very things, I doubt not, that helped to inspire general confidence.

From The Americanism of Washington by Van Dyke, Henry

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023