captive finance company

Definitions of captive finance company
  1. noun
    a finance company owned by a manufacturer to finance dealers' inventories or to make loans to consumers buying the company's products
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    finance company
    a financial institution (often affiliated with a holding company or manufacturer) that makes loans to individuals or businesses
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