Noun | 1. | ![]() equity credit line, home equity credit, home equity loan, home loan - a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home installment credit, installment loan - a loan repaid with interest in equal periodic payments charge account credit, open-end credit, revolving credit - a consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time bank line, credit line, line of credit, personal credit line, personal line of credit, line - the maximum credit that a customer is allowed |