uncollateralized
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not collateralized.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "The bank [Bank of Japan] kept its policy rate, an uncollateralized overnight call rate, at 0.5% the same day."
Etymology
From un- + collateralized.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: un