on loan
idiom
: borrowed from someone or something for a period of time
This painting is on loan from the National Gallery.
an actor on loan from another sitcom
Some of the workers were on loan as temporary staff.
Examples of on loan in a Sentence
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Amazon had initially pulled back drastically on loan offers during the early days of pandemic, but eventually reversed course.
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Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
Many are on loan from their (private) owners, while other pieces — and the jewelry outside the vault — were cut by Procop.
—Julia Carmel, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
Still President Florentino Perez gave him a two-year contract extension, but the lack of faith in Lunin was demonstrated by bringing in Kepa on loan from Chelsea when Courtois suffered an ACL rupture on the eve of the ongoing season.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The Castello Plan, on loan from the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence, Italy, is a watercolor map of New Amsterdam painted around 1660 in Amsterdam by Johannes Vingboons, based on the surveying of Jacques Cortelyou.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Queen Charlotte’s only known surviving dress, on loan from the Fashion Museum in Bath, is a centerpiece, along with an item that’s never been displayed before: a linen apron worn by Queen Charlotte’s dresser, Ann Elizabeth Thielcke.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
But the paintings, which are on loan from private collectors, will eventually have to be returned, and the room will likely be replaced by another.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
In addition to the orchids that typically grow in the garden’s conservatory, displays will include plants on loan from local private growers from the San Diego County Orchid and Palomar Orchid societies — as well as orchids and materials from local businesses.
—Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
Kincaid, Louisville's public art administrator, said the city recently reached out to local museums to talk about taking King Louis on loan, but so far there's been little interest.
—Roberto Roldan, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
Many are on loan from their (private) owners, while other pieces — and the jewelry outside the vault — were cut by Procop.
—Julia Carmel, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
Still President Florentino Perez gave him a two-year contract extension, but the lack of faith in Lunin was demonstrated by bringing in Kepa on loan from Chelsea when Courtois suffered an ACL rupture on the eve of the ongoing season.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The Castello Plan, on loan from the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence, Italy, is a watercolor map of New Amsterdam painted around 1660 in Amsterdam by Johannes Vingboons, based on the surveying of Jacques Cortelyou.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
Queen Charlotte’s only known surviving dress, on loan from the Fashion Museum in Bath, is a centerpiece, along with an item that’s never been displayed before: a linen apron worn by Queen Charlotte’s dresser, Ann Elizabeth Thielcke.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
But the paintings, which are on loan from private collectors, will eventually have to be returned, and the room will likely be replaced by another.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
In addition to the orchids that typically grow in the garden’s conservatory, displays will include plants on loan from local private growers from the San Diego County Orchid and Palomar Orchid societies — as well as orchids and materials from local businesses.
—Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
Kincaid, Louisville's public art administrator, said the city recently reached out to local museums to talk about taking King Louis on loan, but so far there's been little interest.
—Roberto Roldan, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
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“On loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20loan. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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