gap financing
noun[C,usually singular]
FINANCE,BANKINGukusanarrangementin which abanklendsapersonmoneyfor ashorttimeuntil they can getmoneyfromsomewhereelse, often so that they areabletobuyanotherhousebefore theyselltheirown:
Thecitystartedafundabout twoyearsago when ninebankscame together toprovidegapfinancingfordevelopers.