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counterloan

/ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌləʊn/

counterloan noun: a deposit agreed upon by a borrower to be made available to the lender for him to profit from reinvestment.

Noun

counterloan (plural counterloans)

  1. A deposit agreed upon by a borrower to be made available to the lender for him to profit from reinvestment.

Forms of counterloan

pluralcounterloans
alternative formcounter-loan
alternative formcounter loan

Origin of counterloan

From counter- + loan.

Questions about counterloan

What does counterloan mean?
Counterloan means a deposit agreed upon by a borrower to be made available to the lender for him to profit from reinvestment.
What part of speech is counterloan?
Counterloan is a noun.
How do you pronounce counterloan?
Counterloan is pronounced /ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌləʊn/.
What is the plural of counterloan?
The plural of counterloan is counterloans.

Words near counterloan in the dictionary

  1. counterlike
  2. counterline
  3. counterlines
  4. counterlinguistic
  5. counterlives
  6. counterloan
  7. counterloans
  8. counterlock
  9. counterlocked
  10. counterlocking
  11. counterlocks

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