call loan

English

Noun

call loan (plural call loans)

1. (economics) A loan, typically secured by shares, that is repayable on demand

Chinese

Etymology

call (ko¹) +‎ English loan

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ko¹ lung¹

---

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ko¹ lung¹
    • Yale: kō lūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ko¹ lung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ko¹ lung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɔː⁵⁵ lʊŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

call⫽loan (verb-object)

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, finance, of a bank) to urge for immediate repayment of a loan or mortgage