| hire | the act of hiring something or someone, he signed up for a week's car hire |
| loan approval | formal authorization to get a loan (usually from a bank) |
bicycle
bike
wheel cycle | a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals |
bicycle-built-for-two
tandem bicycle
tandem | a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats |
| bicycle chain | a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle |
bicycle clip
trouser clip | a clip worn around a cyclist's ankles that keeps trousers from becoming caught in the bicycle chain |
| bicycle pump | a small pump that fills bicycle tires with air |
| bicycle rack | a rack for parking bicycles |
bicycle seat
saddle | a seat for the rider of a bicycle |
| bicycle wheel | the wheel of a bicycle |
exercise bike
exercycle | an exercise device resembling a stationary bike |
| loan office | an office where loans are negotiated and repaid |
motorcycle
bike | a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame |
mountain bike
all-terrain bike
offoader | a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires, originally designed for riding in mountainous country |
| ordinary ordinary bicycle | an early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel |
pawnbroker's shop
pawnshop
loan office | a shop where loans are made with personal property as security |
| push-bike | a bicycle that must be pedaled |
safety bicycle
safety bike | bicycle that has two wheels of equal size, pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear |
trail bike
dirt bike
scrambler | a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension, an offoad motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground |
loanblend
loan-blend
hybrid | a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) |
loanword
loan | a word borrowed from another language, e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English |
calque
calque formation
loan translation | an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language, `superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch' |
| loan application | an application to borrow money |
| bicycle race | a race between people riding bicycles |
| loan collection | a number of pictures loaned by their owners for exhibition |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
Freddie Mac
FHLMC | a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages |
consumer finance company
small loan company | a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan |
industrial bank
industrial loan company | a finance company that makes small loans to industrial workers |
savings and loan
savings and loan association | a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages |
| Home Loan Bank | one of regional banks that monitor and make short-term credit advances to thrift institutions in their region |
| Federal Home Loan Bank System | the central credit system for thrift institutions |
| bicycle traffic | bicycles coming and going |
a gunman
gunslinger
hired gun
gun
gun for hire
triggerman
hit man
hitman
torpedo
shootera | a professional killer who uses a gun |
| hire | a newly hired employee, the new hires need special training |
usurer
loan shark
moneylender
shylock | someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest |
car rental
hire car
rent-aar
self-drive
u-drive
you-drive | a rented car, she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel |
hire-purchase
never-never | installment plan, we bought a car on the never-never |
| bank loan | a loan made by a bank, to be repaid with interest on or before a fixed date |
business loan
commercial loan | a bank loan granted for the use of a business |
| interbank loan | a loan from one bank to another |
home loan
home equity credit
home equity loan
equity credit line | a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home |
installment credit
installment loan | a loan repaid with interest in equal periodic payments |
| loan | the temporary provision of money (usually at interest) |
call loan
demand loan | a loan that is repayable on demand |
| direct loan | a loan by a lender to a customer without the use of a third party, direct lending gives the lender greater discretion in making loans |
participation loan
loan participation
participation financing | a loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a loan too big for any one of them alone |
personal loan
consumer loan | 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 |
automobile loan
auto loan
car loan | a personal loan to purchase an automobile |
real estate loan
mortgage loan | a loan on real estate that is usually secured by a mortgage |
| time loan | a loan that is payable on or before a specified date |