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Loan
01
a sum of money that is borrowed from a bank which should be returned with a certain rate of interest
Example
She took out a loan to buy her first home, which she plans to repay over 30 years.
Small businesses often rely on loans to finance their startup costs.
The bank offers different types of loans, including personal, auto, and home loans.
02
a word or phrase borrowed from another language and included into the vocabulary of a different language
to loan
01
to give someone something, such as an amount of money, with the understanding that it will be returned
Ditransitive: to loan sb sth
Example
The bank agreed to loan her the funds for purchasing a new car.
Can you loan me some cash until I get paid next week?
He decided to loan his friend the needed tools for the home improvement project.
