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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.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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