direct loan
noun [C] FINANCEDefinition
› money that is borrowed directly from the person or organization that has arranged to lend the money: The government is cutting the discount interest rate for direct loans to banks. She started her business with a combination of credit card debt and direct loans from investors.
(Definition of direct loan noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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