Synonyms and antonyms of Relating to borrowing money and owing money in British Thesaurus

borrowing powers (noun)

the amount of money that a company or individual is able to borrow

borrowings (noun)

the practice of borrowing money

call it quits ()

to agree that neither person owes the other one anything

compound interest (noun)

interest that is based both on an amount of money that someone has borrowed or saved and on the interest that has been added to it

credit default swap (noun)

a financial instrument for protecting against the risk that a company or organization will not pay money that they owe. The buyer pays interest to the seller and receives a large amount of money if the debt is not paid. The seller receives interest from the buyer and pays them a large amount of money if the debt is not paid.

creditor (noun)

a person or company that is owed money by another person or company

creditworthiness (noun)

the degree to which a person, organization, or country is considered likely to pay back money that they borrow

creditworthy (adjective)

likely to pay back money that you borrow

debt collector (noun)

someone whose job is to make people pay back the money they owe

extension (noun)

extra time that you are given to pay money that you owe

financier (noun)

a person or an organization that manages or lends large amounts of money

foreclose (verb)

to take someone’s property because they failed to pay back the money that they borrowed to buy it

guarantee (verb)

to agree to pay back the money that someone else owes if they cannot pay it back themselves

guarantee (verb)

if a valuable object guarantees something, it is given to someone until you have paid the money that you owe or have done the thing that you promised to do

guarantee (noun)

an agreement to pay back money that someone else owes if they cannot pay it back themselves

guaranteed (adjective)

business a guaranteed loan will be paid even if you cannot pay it, because someone else has agreed to pay it or your property will be sold to pay it

guarantor (noun)

formal someone who makes an official agreement to be responsible for money that someone else owes, or for someone else’s behaviour

interest-free (adjective)

not charging you any interest on the money you borrow or the credit you are given

irredeemable (adjective)

business an irredeemable debt can never be paid

judgment creditor (noun)

someone who is owed money under the terms of a court judgment

lien ()

the legal right to keep someone else’s property until you get back the money that they owe you, or the right to sell their property as a way of getting your money back

loan shark (noun)

informal someone who lends money to people and charges them a very high rate of interest

moneylender (noun)

a person or organization that lends money to people, especially at a high rate of interest

the never-never (noun)

Britishhumorous the system of buying things on credit

on tick ()

on credit (=paying later)

owe (verb)

if you owe someone money, you have to give them a particular amount of money because you have bought something from them or have borrowed money from them. Money that you owe is called a debt

pledge (verb)

to give something valuable to someone as a way of promising that you will pay them money later

pledge (noun)

something valuable that you give to someone as a way of promising that you will pay them money later

prime rate (noun)

the lowest rate available for borrowing money

principal (noun)

business the original amount of money that someone borrows, which is paid back with additional money called interest

put on ()

to record something in an account so that someone can pay for it later

quits (adjective)

in a situation where neither of two people owes the other one anything

refinance (verb)

to replace one loan with another one on which you pay less interest

revolving fund (noun)

an amount of money that is available to be borrowed and is then replaced so that it always remains the same amount

roll over ()

to agree that an amount of money that someone owes can be paid back at a later date

securitization (noun)

the process of gathering together loans such as mortagages and changing them to securities to sell to other people

security (noun)

business property or goods that you agree to give to someone who has lent you money if you cannot pay the money back

see the colour of someone’s money ()

to have proof that someone is going to pay you

soft loan (noun)

an arrangement in which a country or organization borrows money at a low rate of interest

stand surety (for someone) ()

to be responsible for paying money that is owed or for making certain that someone goes to court when they should

toxic (adjective)

business used to describe a loan or other financial agreement which causes very serious business problems for a bank or financial organization

usurer (noun)

old-fashioned someone who lends money to people and charges interest

usury (noun)

old-fashioned the practice of making people pay interest when you lend them money

write off ()

to say officially that someone does not have to pay an amount of money

write-off (noun)

an agreement that allows someone not to pay back the money that they owe