loan (loans plural & 3rd person present) (loaning present participle) (loaned past tense & past participle )
1 n-count A loan is a sum of money that you borrow.
The president wants to make it easier for small businesses to get bank loans., ...loan repayments.
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bridging loan
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soft loan
2 n-sing If someone gives you a loan of something, you borrow it from them.
N of n
He had offered the loan of his small villa at Cap Ferrat.
3 verb If you loan something to someone, you lend it to them.
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He had kindly offered to loan us all the plants required for the exhibit... V n n
We were approached by the Royal Yachting Association to see if we would loan our boat to them. V n to n, Also V n
Loan out means the same as loan., phrasal verb
It is common practice for clubs to loan out players to sides in the lower divisions... V P n (not pron) to n
The ground was loaned out for numerous events including pop concerts. be V-ed out, Also V n P, V P n
4 If something is on loan, it has been borrowed.
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on loan phrase v-link PHR, PHR after v
...impressionist paintings on loan from the National Gallery...