Sekirov Dictionary

loan

UK /ləʊn/US /loʊn/

noun 5
verb 1
forms 5

noun5

•
money or a thing that someone borrows and must give or pay back later
- All loans from the library, whether books or audio material, must be returned within two weeks.
- He got a loan of five thousand pounds.
•
The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.
- He made a payment on his loan.
•
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.
•
The permission to borrow any item.
- Thank you for the loan of your lawn mower.
•
(Scotland, Northern-England) An area of uncultivated ground near a village or farmhouse.
- [...] The herds upon the loan, As if a sheep had fled, wi' speed, At Grumphy tykes hound on Wi' loud huzza! — 1800

verb1

•
To lend (something) to (someone).
- All the rest—six out of eleven, more than half—were loaned to him. — 1992

forms

loaned · loaning · loaneth · loans · loanest

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