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uncollateralized

uncollateralized adjective: not collateralized.

Adjective

uncollateralized (not comparable)

  1. Not collateralized.
    • Today, a bank can borrow dollars on an uncollateralized basis for a month in the interbank market for about 0.30 percent, which is more attractive than a Fed loan requiring full collateral, even if it is slightly cheaper.2009 June 23, Dwight Cass, Christopher Hughes, “Unwinding Fed Support”, in New York Times
    • The bank [Bank of Japan] kept its policy rate, an uncollateralized overnight call rate, at 0.5% the same day.2025 May 1, Jada Nagumo, “BOJ governor keeps rate hike in play but stresses 'high uncertainty'”, in Nikkei, archived from the original on 01 May 2025

Origin of uncollateralized

From un- + collateralized.

Questions about uncollateralized

What does uncollateralized mean?
Uncollateralized means not collateralized.
What part of speech is uncollateralized?
Uncollateralized is an adjective.

Words near uncollateralized in the dictionary

  1. uncollar
  2. uncollared
  3. uncollaring
  4. uncollars
  5. uncollated
  6. uncollateralized
  7. uncollectability
  8. uncollectable
  9. uncollectables
  10. uncollected
  11. uncollectedly

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