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 Payable. Definition: A loan is an arrangement under which the owner of property (usually cash) allows another party the use of the property in exchange for an interest payment and the return of the property at the end of the lending arrangement.The loan is documented in a promissory note.efinition: A loan is an arrangement under which the owner of property (usually cash) allows another party the use of the property in exchange for an interest payment and the return of the property at the end of the lending arrangement.