bank loan

noun

: a loan that is made by a bank

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Investors should look at the fund's makeup and, if screening for investments on your brokerage firm's website or Morningstar, go by the category of bank loan or senior loan, said Morningstar's Moriarty. Michelle Fox, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026 Trafigura financed 85% of its portion with a bank loan, paying the rest in cash. Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 When Jordan Miller discovered 65 million Americans don’t have access to a mainstream credit card or bank loan, the Southern Methodist University alum set out to address the glaring inequality in retail banking — a state of play that disproportionately impacts working-class consumers. Mari Sato, Dallas Morning News, 1 Jan. 2026 Trying to open a credit card or take out a bank loan in another person’s name often require little more than some basic information about that person, such as their name, current address, birthday and family. Kevin Collier, NBC news, 29 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bank loan

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“Bank loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bank%20loan. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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