unsecured
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/ˌʌnsɪˈkjʊrd/
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/ˌʌnsɪˈkjʊəd/
A debt or loan that doesn't have something valuable promised as payment if the borrower can't pay back.
I took out an unsecured personal loan of £15,000, which means I didn't have to give any property as a guarantee.
A loan given without something valuable promised as payment if the borrower can't pay back.
Unsecured creditors are those who lend money without getting a guarantee.
Not locked, guarded, or protected.
The unsecured windows made it easy for the thief to break in.