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  • 111loan-sharking — noun [uncountable] Thesaurus: relating to borrowing money and owing moneyhyponym Main entry: loan shark …

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  • 112loan-shark|ing — «LOHN SHAHR kihng», noun. Informal. moneylending at extremely high or unlawful interest rates: »The bill would make “extortionate extensions of credit,” or loan sharking, subject to a maximum penalty of $10,000 and 20 years imprisonment (New York …

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  • 113loan collection — n. a collection of pictures, curios, etc. lent for temporary public exhibition * * * …

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  • 114loan-sharking — [lōn′shär΄kiŋ] n. the practice of lending money at exorbitant or illegal interest rates * * * …

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  • 115loan-to-own — USA A strategy used by investors to take control of a distressed company, often through bankruptcy proceedings. The strategy involves investing in the distressed company s debt (which is typically secured (security) by the company s assets) to… …

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  • 116loan capital — that part of a company s capital that is not equity or preference capital but which has been raised by loans that are due for repayment at a future date. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …

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  • 117loan security — As security for borrowing, a lender commonly takes a charge over some or all of a company s assets. This allows the lender to take and sell the secured assets and to use the proceeds to repay the indebtedness. Easyform Glossary of Law Terms. UK… …

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  • 118loan-sharking — n. Colloquial The illegal business of lending money at usurious rates, typically with the threat or use of violence to ensure repayment. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …

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  • 119loan applicant — index obligor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 120loan at interest — index investment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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