Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Financing sources & instruments · Working

Debt finance

Also called: loan finance

ELI5

Money lent to the project with an obligation to repay under agreed terms.

Used in conversation

“The budget needs to show debt finance clearly before approval.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Debt finance” in rights, contracts, finance, distribution & labour conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains who controls, pays for, approves, exploits or bears risk around a project.

Caution

Meaning and consequences may change by contract, collective agreement, territory or law. This entry is orientation, not legal advice.

Connected terms

  • Equity financeEquity invests for ownership or participation; debt is repaid under agreed lending terms.
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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.