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balloon payment
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balloon payment
(noun)
balloon payment
noun
plural
balloon payments
balloon payment
noun
plural
balloon payments
Britannica Dictionary definition of BALLOON PAYMENT
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a final payment that is much larger than any earlier payment made on a debt
They agreed to pay $1,000 a year for five years and then make a
balloon payment
of $50,000 at the end of the term.
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