personal loan
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2.6
- noun
- /ˈpɜrsənl loʊn/
- Specialized
:
préstamo personal
- Last year, she secured a personal loan to consolidate her credit card debt.
- an unsecured personal loan
- took out a personal loan
Then of course, then I go and I, I get personal loans from several banks.
- Then of course, then I go and I, I get personal loans from several banks.
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- Upstart powered personal loans can help you pay down high interest debt all online with simple and easy to understand payments.
Examples
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I needed some funds for my vacation, so I decided to apply for a personal loan.
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Many people turn to a personal loan when they need to cover unexpected expenses.
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I had to take out a personal loan.
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I took out a personal loan for two weeks.
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- Of course you could always go to a bank and ask for a personal loan.
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Getting a bad credit personal loan is one way to pay off your debt.
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I tried to get a personal loan from a bank, but no deal.
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Are you someone who is in need of a personal loan?
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There are other options for personal loans beyond your bank or credit union.
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He got a personal loan for a food truck.
Synonyms
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2.0
An amount of money borrowed from a bank that must be paid back with interest
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3.2
Money that a person borrows for personal or family costs and repays with interest
How Big
- Specialized
7
2.6
- Specialized
1
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a loan for personal use' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'personal' (relating to an individual) with 'loan' (an amount borrowed). The adjective + noun composition follows regular English semantics and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Personal loan comes from the simple image of a bank giving money directly to a person to pay private costs, not to a business. The word personal shows it is for someone's own needs and the word loan shows the money must be paid back, so the phrase means a loan for an individual's 'personal use'.