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uncollateralized en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + collateralized.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not collateralized.
    • Today, a bank can borrow dollars on an uncollateralized basis for a month in the interbank market for about 0.30 percent, which is more attractive than a Fed loan requiring full collateral, even if it is slightly cheaper. 2009 June 23, Dwight Cass, Christopher Hughes, “Unwinding Fed Support”, in New York Times:
    • The bank [Bank of Japan] kept its policy rate, an uncollateralized overnight call rate, at 0.5% the same day. 2025 May 1, Jada Nagumo, “BOJ governor keeps rate hike in play but stresses 'high uncertainty'”, in Nikkei, archived from the original on 01 May 2025: