Glossary

Loan to Value

Loan to value compares the size of a loan with the value of the collateral securing it.

Borrow against collateral

Plain-English meaning

Loan to Value is used here to describe borrow against collateral. In the daily board, the word is grouped by the role it performs rather than by spelling or market popularity.

You may encounter it in a product interface, technical document, risk report, policy paper, or market dashboard. The term is included for recognition and comparison, not as a product recommendation.

Why it belongs with DeFi Credit Rails

These terms describe how on-chain loans are limited, priced, and protected from liquidation.

When solving the puzzle, compare the job this term performs with nearby cards. A correct group usually shares a function, risk type, workflow, or market structure rather than simply sharing similar wording.

Where you might see it

You might encounter this term while reading educational explainers, product documentation, risk disclosures, market dashboards, or beginner guides. Always separate vocabulary learning from financial decision-making.

Educational vocabulary only. This definition does not provide investment, tax, legal, product, or trading advice.