(small loan)
1small loan act — A statute regulating the business of those who make small loans on conditional sale contracts, chattel mortgages, pledges, or assignments of wages. A statute regulating the business of pawnbrokers. 40 Am J1st Pawnb §§ 8, 9. A uniform statute… …
2small loan company — noun a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan • Syn: ↑consumer finance company • Hypernyms: ↑finance company • Hyponyms: ↑industrial bank, ↑industrial loan company …
3small loan company — A company making loans in comparatively small amounts, usually secured by chattel mortgage, conditional sale contract, or pledge …
4small loan acts — Statutes in effect in nearly all the States fixing the maximum legal rate of interest and other terms on short term loans by banks and finance companies …
5Loan shark — A loan shark is a person or body that offers illegal unsecured loans at high interest rates to individuals, often backed by blackmail or threats of violence. They provide credit to those who are unwilling or unable to obtain it from more… …
6loan´er — loan1 «lohn», noun, verb. –n. 1. the act of lending: »She asked for the loan of his pen. 2. money lent: »He asked his brother for a small loan. 3. anything that is lent: »The bicycle was only a loan from a friend and had to be returned that… …
7loan´a|ble — loan1 «lohn», noun, verb. –n. 1. the act of lending: »She asked for the loan of his pen. 2. money lent: »He asked his brother for a small loan. 3. anything that is lent: »The bicycle was only a loan from a friend and had to be returned that… …
8Small Business Administration — Seal of the SBA …
9Small business — Small businesses on Dalrymple Street in Greenock, Scotland A small business is a business that is privately owned and operated, with a small number of employees and relatively low volume of sales. Small businesses are normally privately owned… …
10loan guarantee — ➔ guarantee2 * * * loan guarantee UK US (US also loan guaranty) noun [C] ► BANKING, FINANCE an agreement where a government or financial organization promises to pay back a loan if the borrower cannot: » A loan guarantee from the government… …
