call loan

English

Noun

call loan (plural call loans)

(economics) A loan, typically secured by shares, that is repayable on demand.
Coordinate term: call rate

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)

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