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lien

[leen, lee-uhn] / lin, ˈli ən /
NOUN
right to dispose of property
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Bank of America, Citi and Morgan Stanley are arranging the first lien portion of the financing, with Blackstone providing the committed portion of the second lien financing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Broadcom also plans to provide residual value support to the new entity equal to the first lien portion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

The analysts noted that not only do lenders have a lien on the physical GPUs, but they have contractual demand backing the loan.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Prosecutors say he falsified title insurance policies that showed the bank would have a first lien on the underlying collateral if the loan went bad, when in fact it did not.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

By the way, I must leave you to your own guidance to find your road to Cro' Martin, for there's a young lady below stairs has a lien upon me.

From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) by Charles James Lever


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