loan
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ləʊn/]
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Senses
1. loan (noun) — sense 1
Definition: An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
Example: Because of the loan that John made to me, I was able to pay my tuition for the upcoming semester.
2. loan (noun) — sense 2
Definition: 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).
Example: All loans from the library, whether books or audio material, must be returned within two weeks.
3. loan (noun) — sense 3
Definition: The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.
Example: He made a payment on his loan.
4. loan (verb) — sense 4
Definition: To lend (something) to (someone).
Example: In the course of a correspondence that passed between us at this period, he mentioned, to my utter astonishment, the fact of his having loaned Neilson 81000 to buy my bill on Maryland; and stated that he could not proceed to make the payment until Neilson refunded the money.
Structure of the word
Roots:- leykʷ (Proto-Indo-European)
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