Phrase guide

home loan

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A loan taken for the purpose of purchasing a house, or other type of residential property.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: home equity credit, home equity loan, equity credit line

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: consumer credit, loan

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 住房貸款 /住房贷款 (zhùfáng dàikuǎn) — mortgage on a house
  • Chinese Mandarin: 房屋貸款 /房屋贷款 (fángwū dàikuǎn) — mortgage on a house
  • Chinese Mandarin: 房貸 /房贷 (fángdài) — mortgage on a house
  • Dutch: woningkrediet — mortgage on a house
  • Dutch: woonkrediet — mortgage on a house
  • Finnish: asuntolaina — mortgage on a house
  • French: crédit immobilier — mortgage on a house
  • French: crédit immo — mortgage on a house
  • German: Im­mo­bi­li­en­kre­dit — mortgage on a house
  • German: Baukredit — mortgage on a house
  • Greek: στεγαστικό δάνειο (stegastikó dáneio) — mortgage on a house
  • Hungarian: jelzáloghitel — mortgage on a house
  • Hungarian: lakáshitel — mortgage on a house
  • Hungarian: lakáskölcsön — mortgage on a house
  • Hungarian: házkölcsön — mortgage on a house
  • Hungarian: lakásvásárlási/házvásárlási kölcsön — mortgage on a house
  • Hungarian: lakásépítési/házépítési kölcsön — mortgage on a house
  • Polish: kredyt na dom — mortgage on a house