From Longman Business Dictionaryballoon paymentbalˈloon ˌpayment [countable]FINANCE a large final repayment on a BALLOON LOAN (=a loan where there are small repayments during the life of the loan, followed by one or two large repayments)News Corp.'s next big debt hurdle is a $2.4 billion balloon payment. → payment 
                                                    
                                                
