balloon payment

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Etymology[edit]

Because the debt becomes inflated like a balloon as a result of the compound interest accumulating on the large sum.

Noun[edit]

balloon payment (plural balloon payments)

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  1. An unusually large payment due at the end of a mortgage or loan.

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