PERSONAL LOAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does personal loan mean? 

• PERSONAL LOAN (noun)
  The noun PERSONAL LOAN has 1 sense:

1. a loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for personal use; usually unsecured and based on the borrower's integrity and ability to pay

  Familiarity information: PERSONAL LOAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERSONAL LOAN (noun)

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Meaning:

A loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for personal use; usually unsecured and based on the borrower's integrity and ability to pay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

consumer loan; personal loan

Hypernyms ("personal loan" is a kind of...):

loan (the temporary provision of money (usually at interest))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "personal loan"):

auto loan; automobile loan; car loan (a personal loan to purchase an automobile)