Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterloan

/ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌləʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-loan
IPA: /ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌləʊn/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A deposit agreed upon by a borrower to be made available to the lender for him to profit from reinvestment.

Etymology

From counter- + loan.

Inflected Forms

counterloans (plural) counter-loan (alternative) counter loan (alternative)

Phrases

back-to-back loan

Frequently Paired Words

back-to-back loan

Questions

How do you pronounce counterloan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌləʊn/.
What does counterloan mean?: A deposit agreed upon by a borrower to be made available to the lender for him to profit from reinvestment.
Where does counterloan come from?: From counter- + loan.

How to pronounce counterloan

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