student loan

noun

: a loan that is used to pay for a student's education

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As a result, recent bachelor's degree recipients now graduate with an average of around $29,000 in student loan debt and enter a job market that is far from favorable. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025 That’s a whopping 31% of all student loan borrowers, according to TransUnion. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025 Congress created the first IDR plans in the 1990s with the goal of making student loan borrowers' bills more affordable. Annie Nova, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025 First of all, young people should learn the importance of compound interest before using a credit card as their only means of a financial parachute or taking out a student loan. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for student loan

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“Student loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20loan. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.

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