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loan (lōn)

noun

  1. the act of lending, esp. to use for a short time the loan of a pen
  2. something lent; esp., a sum of money lent, often for a specified period and repayable with interest

Etymology: ME lone < ON lān (akin to OE læn, lending, loan, lænan, to lend) < IE base *leikw-, to leave behind > L linquere, Gr leipen, Sans riṅákti, (he) leaves

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to lend
loan Idioms

on loan

lent for temporary use or service to another by the owner, regular employer, etc.

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Alternate definitions:

business loan definition - business

law loan definition - legal

loan Synonyms

loan

n.

accommodation, trust, advance, permission to borrow, investment, giving credit, mortgage, advancing, time payment, touch*, bite*, coins*; see also allowance 2, credit 4.

Antonyms promise*, borrowing*, pledge.


loan

v.

provide with, advance, let out; see lend 1.


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loan Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • repay: You can usually choose how many years you'd like to repay the loan over.

Preposition: for

  • homeowner: No hidden costs or catches, just honest personal loans for homeowners.

Adjective modifier

  • secured: Low Rate Personal Loans Visit Picture today for a secured loan, typical 7.9 % APR variable.

Modifies a noun

  • repayment: For loan repayments, the typical interest rate is only 6 % with interest rates capped to 1 % per month.

Noun used with modifier

  • payday: Apply online for Ten Dollar Payday Loan payday loans now.
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loan quotes

A manpossessesnothing certainlysavea brief loanof his own body.

-Cabell,James Branch

Dios so¤  lo nos tiene aqu |¤ prestados, en este valle de la¤  grimas no estamos ma¤  s que de paso. Si llegara alg u¤ n d|¤a a pensar que ha perdido a su hija para el mundo de los hombres, la habra¤   ganado para el de los a¤  ngeles. God has us here only on loan, we are transitory in this vale of tears. If you ever come to think that you have lost your daughter to the world of men, think also that you have given her to that of the angels.

-Ferre¤  , Rosario

I was born†with ready-made parents and a sister and brother who had already begun their store of experience, inaccessible to me except through their language and the record, always slightly different, of our mother and father, and as each member of the family wasborn, each,ina sensewithmemories onloan, began to supply the individual furnishings of each Was-land, each Is-land, and the hopes and dreams of the Future.

-Frame,Janet Paterson also known as Jean PatersonFrame

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