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loan
1[ lohn ]
noun
- the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
the loan of a book.
- something lent or furnished on condition of being returned, especially a sum of money lent at interest:
a $1000 loan at 10 percent interest.
verb (used with object)
- to make a loan of; lend:
Will you loan me your umbrella?
- to lend (money) at interest.
verb (used without object)
- to make a loan or loans; lend.
loan
2[ lohn ]
noun
- a country lane; secondary road.
- an uncultivated plot of farmland, usually used for milking cows.
loan
1/ əʊ /
noun
- the act of lending
the loan of a car
- property lent, esp money lent at interest for a period of time
- ( as modifier )
loan holder
- the adoption by speakers of one language of a form current in another language
- short for loan word
- on loan
- lent out; borrowed
- (esp of personnel) transferred from a regular post to a temporary one elsewhere
verb
- to lend (something, esp money)
loan
2/ əʊ; ˈəʊɪŋ /
noun
- a lane
- a place where cows are milked
Usage Note
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԱ, noun
- ˈDzԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·DzԱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of loan1
Origin of loan2
Idioms and Phrases
- on loan,
- borrowed for temporary use:
How many books can I have on loan from the library at one time?
- temporarily provided or released by one's regular employer, superior, or owner for use by another:
Our best actor is on loan to another movie studio for two films.
Example Sentences
Trump's clash with the Fed is ostensibly rooted in differences over where the bank should fix its key interest rate, which plays an influential role shaping borrowing costs for credit cards, mortgages and other loans.
Small Business Administration and mishandling loan funds, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
The striker's loan deal at Villa Park expires at the end of the season.
She says staff took her phone and used it to apply for a so-called "beauty loan," falsifying her income details.
"Our children are just on loan to us from God. Kristel has served her purpose."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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