bridge financing

bridge financing definition - finance
Short-term financing used as a stop-gap measure until medium- or long-term funding can be arranged. Often, bridge financing is provided in conjunction with a deal that will provide the necessary long-term funding but needs more time to close. Also called a bridge loan.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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