behest loan

noun

A loan granted to an individual or corporation at the sole behest of an authoritative government official

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Meanings

nounbehest loan (plural behest loans)

plural behest loans

  1. PhilippinesA loan granted to an individual or corporation at the sole behest of an authoritative government official
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see behest, loan.
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APA

behest loan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behest%20loan

MLA

“behest loan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behest%20loan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “behest loan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behest%20loan.

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