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loan

1

[ lohn ]

noun

  1. the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:

    the loan of a book.

  2. 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)

  1. to make a loan of; lend:

    Will you loan me your umbrella?

  2. to lend (money) at interest.

verb (used without object)

  1. to make a loan or loans; lend.

loan

2

[ lohn ]

noun

Scot.
  1. a country lane; secondary road.
  2. an uncultivated plot of farmland, usually used for milking cows.

loan

1

/ əʊ /

noun

  1. the act of lending

    the loan of a car

    1. property lent, esp money lent at interest for a period of time
    2. ( as modifier )

      loan holder

  2. the adoption by speakers of one language of a form current in another language
  3. short for loan word
  4. on loan
    1. lent out; borrowed
    2. (esp of personnel) transferred from a regular post to a temporary one elsewhere
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to lend (something, esp money)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

loan

2

/ əʊ; ˈəʊɪŋ /

noun

  1. a lane
  2. a place where cows are milked
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage Note

Sometimes mistakenly identified as an Americanism, loan1 as a verb meaning “to lend” has been used in English for nearly 800 years: Nearby villages loaned clothing and other supplies to the flood-ravaged town. The occasional objections to loan as a verb referring to things other than money, are comparatively recent. Loan is standard in all contexts but is perhaps most common in financial ones: The government has loaned money to farmers to purchase seed.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԱ, noun
  • ˈDzԲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·DzԱ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of loan1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English noun lon(e), lan(e), Old English , from Old Norse ; replacing its cognate, Old English ǣ “loan, grant,” cognate with Dutch leen “lDz,” German Leh(e)n “f”; lend

Origin of loan2

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English lane, lone, Old English lane, lane 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of loan1

C13 loon, lan, from Old Norse ; related to Old English ǣ loan; compare German Lehen fief, Lohn wages

Origin of loan2

Old English lone, variant of lane 1
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. on loan,
    1. borrowed for temporary use:

      How many books can I have on loan from the library at one time?

    2. 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.

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Example Sentences

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So, if you locked in a super-low mortgage rate a few years ago, trading that for a new, higher-rate loan might not be worth it.

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It is difficult to see Kyle Walker returning to City once his loan spell with AC Milan ends.

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The artwork is primarily conceptual and performance, avoiding some of the stickier issues of transport, storage and insurance most museum loans entail.

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Forward Kelly has picked up regular minutes since her dramatic deadline-day loan move from Manchester City to Arsenal and recorded two assists as Arsenal booked their place in the Women's Champions League semi-finals last week.

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“The key, as we’ve mentioned, is just to not get to a point to where it becomes so overwhelming that it starts affecting your other debt” like car loans or mortgages, Lupo said.

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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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