Dictionary of Business Terms: financing
financing
borrowing money.
Dictionary of Insurance Terms: financing
financing
securement of funds from outside sources such as by borrowing or by attracting equity control. Use of leverage to improve the profitability of a business. Achievement of an investment return on the borrowed funds at a higher rate than the interest being paid for the use of the funds.
Dictionary of Real Estate Terms: financing
financing
borrowing money to buy property.
Examples:
- obtaining a mortgage loan on a purchase
- assumption of mortgage from a seller
- arranging for the seller to take a loan as part of the purchase price
- arranging an installment sale
