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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
Examples
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.
02
a word or phrase borrowed from another language and included into the vocabulary of a different language
Examples
" Kindergarten " is a loan from German.
English contains many loans from French and Latin.
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
Examples
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?
