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loan

noun as in money given temporarily

verb as in give money, possession temporarily

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Compared with private equity, private credit is less risky than direct ownership because the loans are collateralized against cash flows and assets, and cash flow is distributed monthly or quarterly.

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While staying with her, he used her credit cards to accumulate $20,000 in debt and took out a lot of student loans to go back to school at age 67.

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The administration is weighing whether the president should issue an executive order to offer federal grants or loans to domestic manufacturers of critical generic drugs, people familiar with the matter said.

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Despite its somewhat tendentious title and Nelson’s fuming belief that as a Latino he is seen as a loan risk, “The Other Americans” is not a dramatic screed denouncing the inequities of American culture.

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Guaranteeing construction loans to big home builders is beyond their remit, and subsidizing borrowers to buy new homes would likely push up home prices.

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