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mezzanine (iou)



mezzanine noun & adjective. E18.
[French from Italian mezzanino dim. of mezzano middle, medium, from Latin medianus MEDIAN.]
A. noun.
A low storey between two others in a building, usu. between the ground floor and the floor above. E18.
b. Theatrical. A floor beneath the stage, from which the traps are worked. M19.
c. The lowest gallery in a theatre or cinema; a dress circle. N. Amer. E20.
New Yorker I was in a movie house, fairly plush, in a sort of mezzanine, or balcony.
A small window at the level of a mezzanine or attic. M18.
b. adjective.
Designating an intermediate floor, storey, etc. M19.
Commerce. Designating unsecured, higher-yielding loans that are subordinate to bank loans and secured loans but rank above equity. L20.
Observer Before..1983, potential raiders looked to venture capitalists..to provide mezzanine finance.