Meanings
plural bridge loans · alternative bridging loan
- businessA sum of money loaned or borrowed for a short period of time in order to cover expenses until new expected funds become available.
The merger, however, depends upon Icahn's ability to provide a bridge loan to help Pan Am cover losses during the low-traffic season.
1990 December 31, “Airlines: Flocking Together”, in Time1 more example
"It's not our fault that the economy is in the tank," he said. "What we need is a low interest bridge loan to get us through the difficult time."
2008 November 20, Poornima Gupta, Nick Care, “UAW chief: inaction not an option on U.S. auto bailout”, in forbes.com, retrieved 25 Oct 2011Synonyms: caveat loan, swing loan
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sum of money loaned or borrowed for a short period of time in order to cover expenses until new expected funds become available.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 過橋貸款 /过桥贷款
- 過橋貸款 /过桥贷款 (guòqiáo dàikuǎn)money loaned for a short period
Finnish siltalaina
- siltalainamoney loaned for a short period
German Überbrückungskredit, Überbrückungsdarlehen
- Überbrückungskreditmoney loaned for a short period
- Überbrückungsdarlehenmoney loaned for a short period
Polish ubezpieczenie pomostowe
- ubezpieczenie pomostowemoney loaned for a short period
Portuguese empréstimo-ponte
- empréstimo-pontemoney loaned for a short period
Cite this entry
bridge loan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridge%20loan
“bridge loan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridge%20loan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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