Search
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.
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?
