as in advance
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Recent Examples of loan
Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Due to this, car loans and credit card interest rates have become more affordable for the average American.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Shaw loaned the slippers to the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, when they were stolen during an August 2005 heist.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Those who had been repaying loans for 20 years or more would have gotten their loans erased.
—Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
Due to this, car loans and credit card interest rates have become more affordable for the average American.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
The specimen was eventually sold to billionaire hedge fund manager Kenneth C. Griffin, who has since loaned the fossil to the natural history museum.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Shaw loaned the slippers to the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, when they were stolen during an August 2005 heist.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loan
Noun
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Canada's single-payer health plan effectively denies claims for novel prescription drugs in advance—by refusing to cover them at all.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Today’s difficulty The difficulty score is an average rating from our testers, who play the game in advance to check for quality and accuracy.Mark Cooper, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The notes of high-toned bright fruit—think sour cherry, balsamic and black tea flavors—lend it a lovely sweet-savory profile.Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Now, by the way, sitting next to her for 14 years doesn’t exactly lend to good mental health or physical health.As Told To Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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Edgar Cisneros, the former city manager of Commerce, also pleaded guilty in the plot in which local officials allegedly took bribes to hand out permits for marijuana businesses.Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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In April, a former chief inspector of the State Bank was given life in prison for accepting a five-million-dollar bribe to overlook financial problems at SCB.Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loan. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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