bank loan - a loan made by a bank; to be repaid with interest on or before a fixed date

equity credit line, home equity credit, home equity loan, home loan - a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home

installment credit, installment loan - a loan repaid with interest in equal periodic payments

debt - money or goods or services owed by one person to another

call loan, demand loan - a loan that is repayable on demand

direct loan - a loan by a lender to a customer without the use of a third party; direct lending gives the lender greater discretion in making loans

loan participation, participation financing, participation loan - a loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a loan too big for any one of them alone

consumer loan, personal loan - a loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for personal use; usually unsecured and based on the borrower's integrity and ability to pay

mortgage loan, real estate loan - a loan on real estate that is usually secured by a mortgage

time loan - a loan that is payable on or before a specified date

principal - the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"

Gallicism - a word or phrase borrowed from French

give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"

hire out, rent out, farm out - grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook"

advance - pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"