Michael Beijer (asker) Mar 22, 2023:

a few synonyms I also just found:

beschikkingsperiode =
drawdown period
commitment period @ https://www.proz.com/kudoz/dutch-to-english/finance-general/...

so, it appears we have a few synonyms:

opnameperiode
opnemingsperiode
beschikkingsperiode
=
period of loan availability
availability period
drawdown period
commitment period

Michael Beijer (asker) Mar 22, 2023:

@phil: Sorry about that. am trying not to do that, but no one's perfect ;-)

philgoddard Mar 22, 2023:

Thanks for the important additional context I agree with drawdown in that case.
I do wish you'd stop posting questions before you do the research and find the answer. I thought this might be different, but it wasn't.

Ruchira Raychaudhuri Mar 22, 2023:

Perhaps 'drawing period'? The Financial Services and Markets Authority (https://tinyurl.com/mprcw9zm) translates 'opnameperiode' as 'drawing period' in the context of loans:
"Roll Over Term Loan...can be drawn and extended by way of a roll-over during a fixed drawing period (opname periode/période de prélèvement); upon the expiration of the drawing period, the advances outstanding at such time can be further extended...but no new advance can be drawn after the expiration of the drawing period"

For an equipment line of credit or a lease line of credit, the term 'drawing' is also used to refer to the use of the credit facility: "An equipment line of credit can provide a flexible way to finance business equipment. Since you can draw on it as needed, you only have to spend what you truly need." (https://finimpact.com/small-business-loans/equipment-financi...

https://www.berneunion.org/Stub/Display/149 defines:
drawdown date: A drawdown date is a date on which funds are borrowed under a loan agreement.
drawing period: The specified time period after approval of a line of credit during which the borrower can draw on the credit line.

Michael Beijer (asker) Mar 22, 2023:

Thanks Willemina FELOnline also has:

opname van de lening [uitbetaling] =
drawing under the loan
drawdown under the loan
disbursement of the loan

opnamedatum/opnamemoment van de lening =
drawdown date of the loan

opnamedatum/opnamemoment van de lening =
drawdown date of the loan

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indeed, it's also in my Terminologie Financieel Management, but has a typo:

"opameperiode = drawdown period (van lening/krediet)"

Michael Beijer (asker) Mar 22, 2023:

hmm, not sure some further context: this involves a so-called "lease line of credit" (see e.g. https://www.merchantmaverick.com/lease-line-credit/ )

Willemina Hagenauw Mar 22, 2023:

My Terminologie Financieel Management Dictionary gives "drawdown period" voor "opnameperiode".

philgoddard Mar 22, 2023:

I haven't seen drawdown used in this context, though that doesn't mean it's wrong.
Do you need to use two different English terms just because the Dutch does? It looks like they may be synonyms.

Michael Beijer (asker) Mar 22, 2023:

drawdown period ?