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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDefaulted Loan
/dɪˈfɔːltɪd loʊn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A loan on which the borrower has failed to make the required payments.
"After several missed payments, the borrower was declared to have defaulted on the loan." - 2
A situation in which a borrower fails to fulfill their repayment obligations as per the loan agreement.
"The bank reported a significant increase in defaulted loans during the economic downturn."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'defaulted loan' combines 'default,' originating from the Old French 'defaut' meaning 'failure,' and 'loan,' derived from the Old English 'lǣn,' meaning 'to lend.' The phrase evolved in the financial context to denote a failure to meet the legal obligations of a loan agreement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Defaulted Loan" is said worldwide
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prêt en défaut
Transliteration: prêt en défaut
"Le prêt en défaut a été signalé par la banque."
ausfallender Kredit
Transliteration: ausfallender Kredit
"Die Bank meldete einen Anstieg der ausfallenden Kredite."
prestito in default
Transliteration: prestito in default
"Il prestito in default è aumentato durante la crisi economica."
préstamo en default
Transliteration: préstamo en default
"El banco reportó un aumento en los préstamos en default."
empréstimo em default
Transliteration: empréstimo em default
"O banco registrou um aumento nos empréstimos em default."
डिफ़ॉल्ट ऋण
Transliteration: ḍifālṭ ṛṇ
"बैंक ने डिफ़ॉल्ट ऋण की संख्या में वृद्धि की सूचना दी।"
违约贷款
Transliteration: wéiyuē dàikuǎn
"银行报告违约贷款数量增加。"
채무 불이행 대출
Transliteration: chaemu bulihang daechul
"은행은 채무 불이행 대출이 증가했다고 보고했습니다."
デフォルトローン
Transliteration: deforuto rōn
"銀行はデフォルトローンの増加を報告しました。"
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