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loan application

loan application

8 2.4
A request you send to a bank to borrow money
  • noun
  • /loʊn ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : solicitud de préstamo
  • I submitted my loan application to the bank last week.

So sole proprietors download the home or sole proprietor loan application.

Examples

  • The banks have to assess each loan application based on what the client can or cannot afford to pay.

    Blog text (3)
  • You have a copy of your loan application?

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I have your loan application right here.

  • The loan application was for more money than she had ever seen in her life at one time.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • In the last two weeks, Ray filled out five loan applications.

  • You might find the perfect home, and then find out the bank denied your loan application.

    Blog text (12)
  • Should your situation change, I'll be happy to reevaluate your loan application.

  • You will need to fill out a loan application, and you might even need to designate collateral.

    Blog text (18)
  • With the online loan application, borrowers can avoid time-consuming and sophisticated paperwork.

    Blog text (16)
  • To be assured of fees and bonuses, lenders perform due diligence on every loan application.

    Blog text (32)

Synonyms

application
vsloan application
528 2.4

A written request for something, for example a job or a place at school

is the same formal request but specifically for borrowing from a financial institution
application form
vsloan application
8 2.0

A document with questions to fill in when you apply for a job or a course

is the formal request itself, not merely the paper to fill in
credit application
vsloan application
1 4.1

A formal request to a bank or lender to borrow money, for example to get a credit card

asks a bank for a single fixed sum rather than a revolving limit

How Likely

outstanding
257 3.4
loan application
  • Formal
8 2.4
flimsy
19 4.6
incomplete
117 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

loan + application

The meaning 'a formal request for a loan' is directly and compositionally derivable from combining 'loan' (amount borrowed) with 'application' (a written request). This noun+noun compound follows a regular and cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words will readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Loan application joins loan, meaning money you borrow, and application, meaning a written request or form. Imagine someone filling in a paper to ask a bank for money; that picture shows why the phrase means 'a formal request for a loan'.