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| accommodate [sb] with a loan v expr | (lend money to [sb]) | prestarle dinero a loc verb |
| | (AR) | prestarle plata a loc verb |
accommodation,
accommodation loan n | (business: loan) | préstamo nm |
| | An accommodation is a short-term loan. |
| balloon loan n | (large final payment) | préstamo reembolsable al vencimiento grupo nom |
| | Balloon loans can have either a fixed or variable interest rate. |
| bank loan n | (money borrowed from a bank) | préstamo nm |
| | He applied for a bank loan to pay for his new car. |
bridge loan (US),
bridging loan (UK) n | (finance: short loan) | préstamo puente loc nom m |
| | | préstamo a corto plazo loc nom m |
| call loan n | (law: loan to brokerage firm) | préstamo a la vista a agente bursátil loc nom m |
| | | préstamo con devolución exigido por el prestamista loc nom m |
| calque n | (word: loan translation) (linguísitica) | calco semántico loc nom m |
| Note: préstamo de palabra de otro idioma |
| collateral loan n | (loan: secured) | préstamo con garantía prendaria o hipotecaria grupo nom |
| | | préstamo con aval grupo nom |
| | The bank will give you a collateral loan if you give them stocks or bonds for security. |
| | | préstamo avalado grupo nom |
| | (PR) | préstamo colateral grupo nom |
| commercial loan n | (finance: for business) | préstamo comercial nm + adj mf |
| demand loan n | (law: payable on request) | préstamo a la vista loc nom m |
| | | crédito a la vista loc nom m |
| get a loan vi | (enter a contract to borrow money) | recibir un préstamo loc verb |
| | If we can't pay rent come August we may have to get a loan. |
| | Si no podemos pagar el alquiler de agosto quizás tengamos que recibir un préstamo. |
| | (coloquial) | conseguir prestado loc verb |
| | Si no podemos pagar el alquiler de agosto quizás tengamos que conseguir prestado. |
| | | obtener un préstamo loc verb |
| | Si no podemos pagar el alquiler de agosto quizás tengamos que obtener un préstamo. |
| home equity loan n | (second mortgage) | segunda hipoteca adj + nf |
instalment loan (US),
installment loan (UK) n | (finance: paid back over time) | préstamo fraccionado nm + adj |
| | | préstamo a plazos nm + loc adv |
| | | préstamo en cuotas nm + loc adv |
| interlibrary loan n | (borrowing [sth] transferred from another library) | préstamo interbibliotecario nm + adj |
| | They didn't have the book I needed at my local library so I asked them to get it for me through an interlibrary loan. |
| | I requested the book through the city's interlibrary loan system. |
| | No tenían en libro que yo quería en la biblioteca de mi zona así que les pedí que me lo consiguieran a través de un préstamo interbibliotecario. |
| interlibrary loan n | ([sth] transferred to borrower at another library) | préstamo interbibliotecario grupo nom |
| | The library recalled the book I had borrowed, because someone had requested it through interlibrary loan. |
| loan account n | (finance: bank) | cuenta de préstamo loc nom f |
| loan office n | (department that makes loans) | oficina de crédito nf + loc adj |
| loan officer n | (bank worker who handles loans) | agente de préstamos n común + loc adj |
| loan shark n | (moneylender) | prestamista nm |
| | (despectivo) | usurero nm |
| | The local loan shark offers a better lending rate than my bank. |
| | A credit union would help stop people falling prey to loan sharks. |
| | El prestamista local ofrece un tipo de interés sobre el préstamo mejor que mi banco. |
| loan transaction n | (finance: act of lending) | préstamo nm |
| | Beware of making a loan transaction over the internet. |
| loan translation n | (word: literal translation) (lingüístico) | préstamo nm |
| | | calco nm |
loanword,
loan word n | (term taken from another language) | préstamo nm |
| | | extranjerismo nm |
| | "Macho" is a loanword from Spanish used in English. |
| mortgage loan n | (money lent to a housebuyer) | hipoteca nf |
| | | préstamo hipotecario nm |
| non-performing loan n | (debt which is not being repaid) | préstamo con saldo en mora grupo nom |
| | | préstamo con pago vigente grupo nom |
| on loan adv | (for temporary use) | prestado participio |
| | I got the new movie on loan, so I must return it tomorrow. |
| | Tengo la nueva película prestada, pero tengo que devolverla mañana. |
| | | en alquiler loc adv |
| | | en renta loc adv |
| | Tengo la nueva película en alquiler, pero tengo que devolverla mañana. |
| | | alquilar⇒ vtr |
| | Alquilé la nueva película, pero tengo que devolverla mañana. |
| on loan adj | (being borrowed) | en préstamo loc adj |
| | | cedido en préstamo loc adj |
| | | prestado/a participio |
| | I couldn't access the rare book because it was on loan to another library. |
| | No pude ver ese libro tan poco común porque estaba en préstamo a otra biblioteca. |
| precarious loan n | (finance: temporary bailment) | salario precario nm + adj |
| | | sueldo precario nm + adj |
S and L,
S&L n | abbreviation (savings and loan) | ahorros y préstamos loc nom mpl |
| savings and loan n | US (savings and loan association) | ahorros y préstamos loc nom mpl |
savings and loan association,
building and loan association (US),
building society (UK) | (finance) | sociedad de ahorro y préstamos loc nom f |
| secured loan n | (law: borrower pledges collateral) | préstamo garantizado nm + adj |
| | | préstamo asegurado nm + adj |
| | | préstamo con garantía grupo nom |
| | | préstamo con privilegio grupo nom |
| specific loan n | (allocated payment) | crédito específico nm + adj |
stop-gap loan,
stopgap n | (short term substitute) | crédito temporal nm + adj mf |
| | | crédito de transición nm + loc adj |
| | | crédito transitorio nm + adj |
| take out a loan v expr | (borrow money with interest) | pedir un préstamo vtr |
| | I'll take out a loan to pay for tuition. |
| | Pediré un préstamo para pagarme los estudios. |
| | | sacar un préstamo |
| | Saqué un préstamo para pagar la matrícula. |
| term loan n | (finance: loan with regular payments) | préstamo a plazos grupo nom |
| time loan n | (money lent with repayment deadline) | préstamo pagadero a plazo nm |
| unsecured loan n | (loan not guaranteed by assets) | préstamo sin garantía grupo nom |
| | If you have good credit, it's easy to obtain an unsecured loan. |
| | Si tienes buen crédito, es fácil obtener un préstamo sin garantía. |