loan en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ləʊn/ (UK)
- (US) audio
- /loʊn/ (US)
Etymology
From Middle English lone, lane, from Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave (over)”). Cognate with Icelandic lán, Swedish lån, Danish lån, German Lehen (“fief”), Dutch leen (“fief”), West Frisian lien, North Frisian leen (“fief; loan; office”), Scots lane, lain, len, Old English lǣn. More at lend.
Meanings
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An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
Because of the loan that John made to me, I was able to pay my tuition for the upcoming semester.
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A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).
All loans from the library, whether books or audio material, must be returned within two weeks.
That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter II, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:He got a loan of five thousand pounds.
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The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.
He made a payment on his loan.
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The permission to borrow any item.
And while Thompson has yet to make a first-team appearance for Derby, he got experience playing for Braintree Town on loan in the National League earlier this season. Eustace also said that there would be no option to bring in an emergency loan cover for as long as O'Donnell remains fit.
2026 March 13, “Eustace 'confident' in O'Donnell after Vickers blow”, in BBC, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2026:Thank you for the loan of your lawn mower.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| loans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
juice loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · stated income loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · auto loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · maritime loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan term (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · back-to-back loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · permanent loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan car (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan-blend (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · NINJA loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan rendition (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loanholder (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · false loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loanshark (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · on-loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan word (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · on loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · call loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · secured loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loanmonger (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · bullet loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan formation (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · revolving loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · stock loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · ninja loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan shark (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan sharking (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · emergency loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · bridging loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · NINA loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · purpose loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · liar loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · air loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loanworthy (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loanshift (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · savings and loan association (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · learned loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · caveat loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · term loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan meaning (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · payday loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · conventional mortgage loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan-back (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan blend (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loanback (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · blanket loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · reloan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · director's loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · microloan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · pseudo-loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · low-doc loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · swing loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · semantic loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · upstream loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · home loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · installment loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · standby loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan coinage (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loanblend (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan officer (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · bridge loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · semi-learned loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · soft loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · liberty loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · savings and loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · behest loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loanword (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan creation (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan translation (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · loan rendering (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · non-performing loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · miniloan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · title loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · interlibrary loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · collateralized loan obligation (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · time loan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · interloan (Terms derived from loan (noun)) · student loan (Terms derived from loan (noun))
Hypernyms
bailment (something borrowed)
Hyponyms
mutuum (something borrowed) · commodatum (something borrowed)
Synonyms
Translations (190)
lo ເງິນກູ້ (borrowed sum of money or other property) · de Darlehen (borrowed sum of money or other property) · nrf prêt'tie (borrowed sum of money or other property) · el δανεισμός (permission to borrow any item) · tt әҗәт (borrowed sum of money or other property) · km កម្ចី (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ka კრედიტი (borrowed sum of money or other property) · sw karadha (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ug قەرز (borrowed sum of money or other property) · az kredit (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ast empréstamu (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ky зайым (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ko 대콴 (borrowed sum of money or other property) · sh krèdīt (borrowed sum of money or other property) · gl préstamo (borrowed sum of money or other property) · kmr qerz (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ms pinjaman (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ko 대부금 (borrowed sum of money or other property) · tg қарз (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ky заём (borrowed sum of money or other property) · bn ধার (borrowed sum of money or other property) · nb lån (borrowed sum of money or other property) · de Kredit (borrowed sum of money or other property) · izh laina (borrowed sum of money or other property) · cs půjčka (borrowed sum of money or other property) · bn করজ (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ps قرضه (borrowed sum of money or other property) · kk несие (borrowed sum of money or other property) · sk pôžička (borrowed sum of money or other property) · fi laina (borrowed sum of money or other property) · tg вом (borrowed sum of money or other property) · tr istikraz (borrowed sum of money or other property) · da lån (borrowed sum of money or other property) · be пазы́чка (borrowed sum of money or other property) · eo prunto (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ar إِعَارَة (borrowed sum of money or other property) · crh borc (borrowed sum of money or other property) · gl empréstito (borrowed sum of money or other property) · tk kredit (borrowed sum of money or other property) · la mūtuum (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ky насыя (borrowed sum of money or other property) · cmn 借款 (borrowed sum of money or other property) · sv lån (borrowed sum of money or other property) · af lening (borrowed sum of money or other property) · fo lán (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ro credit (borrowed sum of money or other property) · it prestito (borrowed sum of money or other property) · hi क़र्ज़ (borrowed sum of money or other property) · sl kredit (borrowed sum of money or other property) · sl posojilo (borrowed sum of money or other property) · bn করজা (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ru заём (borrowed sum of money or other property) · fa-ira دِیْن (borrowed sum of money or other property) · bg за́ем (borrowed sum of money or other property) · wa prustaedje (borrowed sum of money or other property) · pl pożyczka (borrowed sum of money or other property) · wa pret (borrowed sum of money or other property) · acw سُلْفَة (borrowed sum of money or other property) · luy kumukopo (borrowed sum of money or other property) · it mutuo (borrowed sum of money or other property) · sw mkopo (borrowed sum of money or other property) · fa-ira وام (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ar قَرْض (borrowed sum of money or other property) · tt заём (borrowed sum of money or other property) · tr ikraz (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · gd coingheall (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · ur اُدھار (borrowed sum of money or other property) · mn зээл (borrowed sum of money or other property) · gd coingheall (permission to borrow any item) · kk кредит (borrowed sum of money or other property) · tr kredi (borrowed sum of money or other property) · uk по́зика (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · ga airleacan (permission to borrow any item) · bua зээли (borrowed sum of money or other property) · hu kölcsön (borrowed sum of money or other property) · el δάνειο (borrowed sum of money or other property) · vi sự vay (borrowed sum of money or other property) · fa-ira قَرْض (borrowed sum of money or other property) · mer irandu (borrowed sum of money or other property) · fr contrat de prêt (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · uk креди́т (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ang lǣn (borrowed sum of money or other property) · tt карыз (borrowed sum of money or other property) · tk karz (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ga iasacht (borrowed sum of money or other property) · lv aizņēmums (borrowed sum of money or other property) · gd coingheall (borrowed sum of money or other property) · vi tiền cho mượn (borrowed sum of money or other property) · rup mprumut (borrowed sum of money or other property) · nl lening (borrowed sum of money or other property) · bg кре́дит (borrowed sum of money or other property) · es préstamo (borrowed sum of money or other property) · mi moni whakatārewa (borrowed sum of money or other property) · he הלוואה (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ja 貸付金 (borrowed sum of money or other property) · cu заимъ (borrowed sum of money or other property) · acw قَرْض (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ur دَین (borrowed sum of money or other property) · es avío (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · cs kredit (borrowed sum of money or other property) · as ধাৰ (borrowed sum of money or other property) · th เงินกู้ (borrowed sum of money or other property) · es empréstito (borrowed sum of money or other property) · izh velka (borrowed sum of money or other property) · et laen (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ru заём (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · hu kölcsönzés (permission to borrow any item) · el δάνειο (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · mk заем (borrowed sum of money or other property) · fr crédit (borrowed sum of money or other property) · tg заём (borrowed sum of money or other property) · be крэды́т (borrowed sum of money or other property) · gd iasad (borrowed sum of money or other property) · be пазы́ка (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ur قَرْضَہ (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ta கடன் (borrowed sum of money or other property) · pl kredyt (borrowed sum of money or other property) · nrf prêt'tie (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · it prestito (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · ja ローン (borrowed sum of money or other property) · kk қарыз (borrowed sum of money or other property) · et laen (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · uz qarz (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ko 대부 (borrowed sum of money or other property) · sq hua (borrowed sum of money or other property) · az istiqraz (borrowed sum of money or other property) · hu kölcsönszerződés (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · pt empréstimo (borrowed sum of money or other property) · hy փոխ (borrowed sum of money or other property) · uk по́зика (borrowed sum of money or other property) · uz kredit (borrowed sum of money or other property) · hu kölcsönadás (permission to borrow any item) · grc δάνειον (borrowed sum of money or other property) · mk кредит (borrowed sum of money or other property) · te ఋణము (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ru ссу́да (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ko 융자 (borrowed sum of money or other property) · te అప్పు (borrowed sum of money or other property) · es empréstito (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · he הַלְוָאָה (borrowed sum of money or other property) · la crēditum (borrowed sum of money or other property) · it credito (borrowed sum of money or other property) · tr borç (borrowed sum of money or other property) · my ချေးငွေ (borrowed sum of money or other property) · it mutuo (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · tg кредит (borrowed sum of money or other property) · tr borçlanma (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · ga iasacht (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · ja 貸付け (borrowed sum of money or other property) · nn lån (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ru креди́т (borrowed sum of money or other property) · cmn 貸款 /贷款 (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ga iasacht (permission to borrow any item) · hy վարկ (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ca préstec (borrowed sum of money or other property) · gd iasad (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · lt paskola (borrowed sum of money or other property) · sh за́јам (borrowed sum of money or other property) · sh крѐдӣт (borrowed sum of money or other property) · hy փոխառություն (borrowed sum of money or other property) · sk úver (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ro împrumut (borrowed sum of money or other property) · es préstamo (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · et laen (permission to borrow any item) · de Darlehensvertrag (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · id pinjaman (borrowed sum of money or other property) · kmr kredî (borrowed sum of money or other property) · fr prêt (borrowed sum of money or other property) · oc prèst (borrowed sum of money or other property) · cy benthyciad (borrowed sum of money or other property) · de Anleihe (borrowed sum of money or other property) · kk заем (borrowed sum of money or other property) · gd iasad (permission to borrow any item) · mi moni tārewa (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ja 融資 (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ko 론 (borrowed sum of money or other property) · sk kredit (borrowed sum of money or other property) · nv aʼilyé (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ur قَرْض (borrowed sum of money or other property) · sh zájam (borrowed sum of money or other property) · fr emprunt (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ky карыз (borrowed sum of money or other property) · hi उधार (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ka სესხი (borrowed sum of money or other property) · cs úvěr (borrowed sum of money or other property) · az borc (borrowed sum of money or other property) · is lán (borrowed sum of money or other property) · ky кредит (borrowed sum of money or other property) · pt empréstimo (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) · tr ödünç (borrowed sum of money or other property)