"balloon payment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: balloon payments [plural]
Etymology: So called because the debt becomes inflated like a balloon as a result of the compound interest accumulating on the large sum. Head templates: {{en-noun}} balloon payment (plural balloon payments)
  1. (business, real estate) An unusually large payment due at the end of the term of a loan agreement. Wikipedia link: balloon payment Categories (topical): Business, Real estate Synonyms: lump sum Related terms: bullet payment, amortization Translations (Translations): könttäsumma (Finnish), rata balonowa [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-balloon_payment-en-noun-RXp7vy4y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, real-estate

Inflected forms

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