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to loan

157 2.0
To give something to someone for a short time and expect it back
  • verb
  • /loʊn/
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  • If you really need it, I can loan you some money until payday.
  • loan money
  • banks loan money
  • loan support

Foreign banks now began to loan Japan much needed cash as well.

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Examples

Synonyms

to lend
vsto loan
319 1.0

Give something to someone for a short time and expect it back

refers mainly to money given for a limited time that must be repaid

Compounds

savings and loan
  • Specialized
56 3.9

A bank that accepts people's savings and makes loans to buy houses

30 4.8

A person who gives people money and charges very high illegal fees

29 2.6

Money you borrow to buy a house that the bank can take if you do not pay

mortgage loan
  • Specialized
18 3.2

A loan to buy a house or other property that you pay back over time

17 2.3

An amount of money borrowed from a bank that you must pay back with interest by an agreed date

14 2.7

Money that a company borrows from a bank to start or grow

13 2.1

Money you borrow to buy a car

10 2.4

A request you send to a bank to borrow money

personal loan
  • Specialized
8 2.6

Money a bank gives a person for personal use that must be paid back with extra money

home equity loan
  • Specialized
7 3.7

A loan that uses the value of your house to get money for big expenses

6 3.0

Money you borrow to buy a car that you pay back with interest over a set time

Money you borrow to buy or build property that the bank can take if you do not pay

An amount of money a bank gives a business that it must pay back with interest

3 3.5

A loan a lender gives straight to a borrower without a middle person

consumer loan
  • Specialized
3 3.2

Money that a person borrows for personal or family costs and repays with interest

Home Loan Bank
  • Specialized
2 3.8

A regional bank that lends short-term money to local savings banks to support home loans

1 3.6

A bank that takes savings and lends money to help people buy houses

time loan
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A loan you must repay by a fixed date

loan approval
  • Formal
1 2.9

Official permission from a bank or lender to borrow money

installment loan
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A loan you repay with regular equal payments over time

A US company backed by the government that buys home loans to help banks lend more

call loan
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A loan the lender can ask to be paid back at any time

A loan to buy a car that you pay back with interest over time

1 2.7

An office that helps people apply for and pay back money they borrow

1 4.9

A group of items temporarily borrowed from owners for public display

1 7.1

A small bank that gives loans and sometimes holds savings but usually not checking accounts

interbank loan
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A short loan one bank gives to another bank

1 2.7

A shop that gives money when people leave things until they pay it back

demand loan
  • Specialized
1 5.9

Money you must pay back whenever the person or bank who gave it asks

A company that gives small loans to people who cannot get bank loans

loan participation
  • Specialized
1 6.4

An arrangement where several banks share a large loan to reduce risk

A network of U.S. government-backed banks that lend money to local lenders like savings banks and credit unions

loan translation
  • Specialized
8.1

A word or phrase made by changing each part of a foreign phrase to keep its meaning

loan-blend
  • Specialized
9.5

A word that combines parts from different languages like Greek and Latin

participation loan
  • Specialized
7.4

A large amount of money lent by several banks together to one borrower

How Much

to bankroll
28 6.3
to finance
248 3.3
to loan
157 2.0
to advance
8 4.6

Surface Forms

loan infinitive
loaned past
loaned past participle
loaning present participle
loans third person singular

Etymology

Loan as a verb comes from the same old root meaning 'to let someone use something for a time', like the familiar verb lend. So to loan money or an item is to give it for a time and expect it to be returned.