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loanable

loanable

3.6
Something you can borrow, like books, equipment, or money
  • adjective
  • /ˈloʊnəbl/
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  • The equilibrium real interest rate is that determined in the absence of a monetary disequilibrium by the supply and demand for saving, as in the "loanable funds model" of Irving Fisher (1930-1974).
  • loanable funds

Examples

  • IS = Loanable funds; LM = Fed controls money supply through quantity.

    Blog text (16)

  • Policy decisions about interest rates are intended to influence the supply of and demand for loanable funds; bankers focus on their net interest margin between costs of borrowed funds versus loan rates, and bank customers focus on rates of return on investments versus costs of borrowed funds.

    Academic text (2017)

  • So equilibrium interest rates, those which would equate the supply and demand for loanable funds, are probably below zero.

    Blog text (28)

  • Access to loanable funds was not a problem for banks, as deposits quickly swelled when inflation fell.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Plus, loanable funds lending (it is not bank lending) does not increase the amount of medium of exchange.

    Blog text (27)

  • Books and documents are loanable items, while a periodical list of articles covering American international relations, social issues, and the arts is maintained, from which one can make selections and order free of charge.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The resulting pool of loanable funds is then tapped by firms such as McDonald's, which issue yuan-denominated bonds as a way of financing their investments on the mainland.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The library offers a range of loanable books for students to borrow.

  • Our local community center provides loanable equipment for various events.

  • Many schools have loanable materials available for teachers to enhance their lessons.

Synonyms

lendable
vsloanable
3.3

Something someone can borrow to use for a time

focuses especially on money or resources rather than any item

Antonyms

unavailable
81 3.4

Not able to be used, reached, or bought

How Available to Borrow

loanable
3.6
restricted
18 3.9

Surface Forms

loanable positive

Morphology

loanable = loan (transparent) = loan + able

Regular adjective formation from 'loan' + '-able', meaning 'able to be lent', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Loanable comes from the common word loan meaning 'something you borrow' and the ending -able meaning 'able to'. So loanable describes something 'able to be lent', like a book you can take from a library and then return.