noun, plural ferries. 1. a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water. 2. a ferryboat.
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loan term. Period over which a loan agreement is in force, and before or at the end of which the loan should either be repaid or renegotiated for another term.