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loan

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verb

as in to lend
to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned can you loan me your lawn mower this weekend?

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Recent Examples of loan
Noun
Speed Fab received a loan of $1.17 million in 2020, according to the statement. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025 Provision for credit losses increased to $12.8 million from $1.9 million, primarily due to impairments on certain loans. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
Also Chelsea: delighted to loan 21-year-old summer signing Renato Veiga (who played 18 times in all competitions across a variety of positions in the first half of the season) to Juventus. Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025 In 2016, Jaime Soltero Jr., the chef and owner of Tamale Boy, a food truck and catering business, encouraged her to start her own pop-ups and even loaned Ms. Dinvil a free commercial space to get started. Korsha Wilson, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for loan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loan
Noun
  • On the Telegram messenger app, the RSF said its forces were making advances towards the Army General Command, also in central Khartoum, and eyewitnesses said the force was attacking from southern Khartoum.
    Reuters, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Carrying less water by finding spots to fill up in advance can save full pounds.
    Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Dubai’s vision is to become a global leader in contemporary architecture, and this in turn lends itself towards futuristic, unusual, and uniquely designed buildings.
    Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Filmmakers and actors such as Christine Vachon, Ezra Edelman, and Mark Ruffalo lent their names to public calls for Ballal’s release.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • According to the indictment, Jenkins took the bribes from those three men, along with at least five others and two undercover FBI agents.
    Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
  • With the entire scheme laid out and the staff caught red-handed, the district threatens to suspend any teacher taking bribes.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loan. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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