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bridging loan

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈbridging ˌloan British English, bridge loan American English noun [countable]  LENDan amount of money that a bank lends you for a short period of time until you receive money from somewhere else 过渡性贷款
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bridging loanIf you're moving you may need a bridging loan.Unless you have enough spare cash to do this, you will have to take out a bridging loan.If contracts aren't exchanged, think carefully before you take a bridging loan.A bridging loan can also give you an upper hand when buying in a very slow market.The employees would then subscribe their shares to enable Newco to redeem its bridging loan and become employee controlled.
ˈbridging ˌloan nounChineseSyllable
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bridging loan
ˈbridging ˌloan British English, ˈbridge loan American English noun [countable]
an amount of money that a bank lends you for a short period of time until you receive money from somewhere else


bridging loanBrE /ˈbrɪdʒɪŋ ləʊn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbrɪdʒɪŋ loʊn/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE ˈbridge loan) nounan amount of money that a bank lends you for a short time, especially so that you can buy a new house while you are waiting to sell your old one 过渡性贷款(常在卖掉旧房前作买新房之用)