business loan
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈbɪznəs loʊn/
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préstamo empresarial
- I got a business loan and started my own company... Virginia Contracting.
- a small business loan
- business loan program
How about better mortgages, business loans?
- How about better mortgages, business loans?
- Oh, so you're you're talking to the bank manager and you want to get a massive business loan.
- I got the business loan scheme up and running in Wales.
- She's you know, she's offering a first time home buyer's tax credit, small business loans.
- And these small business loans, most people haven't seen a dime from small business bailout loans yet.
- OK, so let's start off with the business, the US Small Business Administration disaster business loan application.
Examples
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In the hopes of securing a small business loan, you walked through the doors of the Steen National Bank located about six blocks from here.
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After reviewing my financial records, the bank approved my business loan application.
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I got the business loan scheme up and running in Wales.
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Just think of it as a little business loan.
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We got the business loan.
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"Now, you said you needed a business loan for Family World.
Fiction book (1992) -
In practice, a bad credit score cannot stop you from acquiring a business loan.
Blog text (9) -
I'd been turned down for this small-business loan, and something was going to have to change soon.
Fiction book (1996) -
Frankly, Mr. Kelly, we don't make small business loans anymore.
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We've already given you a small-business loan... and a grant that you used on your other businesses.
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
Giving money for a certain purpose, for example starting a business or buying a house
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2.3
An amount of money borrowed from a bank that you must pay back with interest by an agreed date
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3.4
An amount of money a bank gives a business that it must pay back with interest
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4.1
Money that banks lend to businesses to buy goods or pay business costs
Money a business gets from others that it must pay back with interest
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a loan for business purposes' is directly and compositionally derived from 'business' (commercial activity) + 'loan' (borrowed money), so a learner who knows both words can infer the MWE. This noun-noun compounding pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g. Spanish 'préstamo empresarial') and follows regular English noun modification rules, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
The term business loan comes from the simple image of a shop or company borrowing a bag of money to buy goods or pay costs. Here business means the company and a loan is money you borrow and must pay back. That's why business loan means 'money lent for business purposes'.