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1 loan-shark n
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2 loan shark
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3 ♦ loan
♦ loan (1) /ləʊn/n.1 prestito; imprestito: Can I have the loan of your motorbike for an hour?, puoi darmi in prestito (o prestarmi) la tua moto per un'ora?; on loan, a (o in) prestito; ( di un dipendente) comandato; assegnato temporaneamente (a un ufficio, ecc.)2 (fin.) prestito; mutuo; finanziamento: long-term loan, finanziamento a lungo termine; mortgage loan, mutuo (o prestito) ipotecario; to take out a loan, contrarre un prestito; to pay off a loan, estinguere un mutuo; to repay a loan, rimborsare un mutuo; student loan, prestito a studenti per mantenersi all'università3 (ling.) ► loanword● ( banca) loan account = loan on overdraft ► sotto □ ( banca) loan at call, prestito rimborsabile a richiesta □ ( banca) loan business, la concessione di mutui □ (fin.) loan capital, capitale di debito; capitale obbligazionario ( di una società) □ ( arte) loan collection, collezione ( di quadri, ecc.) data in prestito per una mostra □ loan company, società di finanziamento; finanziaria □ (leg.) loan for use, ( pressappoco) comodato □ (fin.) loan holder, detentore di obbligazioni □ loan loss, perdita su crediti concessi □ (fin.) the loan market, il mercato dei prestiti □ loan on one's salary, prestito sullo stipendio; cessione del quinto (in Italia) □ ( banca) loan on stock, prestito su garanzia di titoli □ ( banca) loan operations, operazioni attive □ loan selling, cessione di crediti □ (fam.) loan shark, usuraio; strozzino □ (fam.) loan sharking, racket dell'usura; strozzinaggio □ loan society, associazione di credito operaio; società di mutuo soccorso ( senza fini di lucro) □ ( sport) loan spell, periodo in cui un giocatore è in prestito a una società □ (fin.) loan stock, ( USA) titoli obbligazionari ( emessi da una società) □ (fin., banca) loan syndication, emissione di un prestito sindacato □ ( banca) loan transaction, accensione di un mutuo □ (ling.) loan translation, calco □ (ass.) loan value, valore redimibile (o di riscatto: di una polizza) □ (fin.) to issue (o to raise) a loan, emettere un prestito.loan (2) /ləʊn/n. (scozz.)1 viottolo2 cortile per la mungitura.(to) loan /ləʊn/v. t.2 (fin.) prestare; dare a mutuo; mutuare. -
4 shark
[ʃɑːk]nome squalo m. (anche fig.)* * *(a type of large, fierce, flesh-eating fish.) squalo* * *shark /ʃɑ:k/n.1 (zool.) squalo4 ( slang USA) asso, maestro, fenomeno (fig. fam.): a poolhall [a poker] shark, un asso del biliardo [del poker]● shark net, rete antisqualo.(to) shark /ʃɑ:k/v. i.2 fare il truffatore; imbrogliare il prossimo● to shark for a living, vivere di truffe (o d'espedienti).* * *[ʃɑːk]nome squalo m. (anche fig.)
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