bridge loan

noun

: a short-term loan used to finance an enterprise, investment, or government pending the receipt of other funds

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Another option is a bridge loan, also known as gap financing, which fills the gap between the two properties. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026 Goldman Sachs Bank and Wells Fargo Bank will provide $4 billion in bridge loan financing to make that happen. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026 To help beleaguered schools, libraries, municipalities and other taxing bodes cope, the county has set aside $300 million for no-interest bridge loans. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026 The company has an enormous short-term bridge loan — approximately $49 billion — that will need to be refinanced in approximately 10 months. — Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for bridge loan

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First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bridge loan was in 1973

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