loan

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See also loán, and loạn

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English from Old Norse lán, akin to Old English læn

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[edit] Noun

loan (plural loans)

  1. (banking, finance) A sum of money or other valuables or consideration that an individual, group or other legal entity borrows from another individual, group or legal entity (the latter often being a financial institution) with the condition that it be returned or repaid at a later date (sometimes with interest).
    He got a five grand loan.
  2. The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.
    He made a payment on his loan.
  3. The permission to borrow any item.
    Thank you for the loan of your lawn mower.

[edit] Derived terms

Terms derived from loan (noun)

[edit] Translations

borrowed sum of money or other valuables
contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan
permission to borrow any item
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[edit] Verb

loan (third-person singular simple present loans, present participle loaning, simple past and past participle loaned)

  1. (usually double transitive, US, dated in UK, informal) To lend (something) to (someone).
    • 2006: — Judge Judy (unidentified episode, but frequently heard from her as a verb)
      When you loan somebody something, they have the responsibility to safeguard it.

[edit] Usage notes

  • This usage, once widespread in the UK is now confined to the US (or perhaps parts thereof).
  • It is often considered incorrect when the object of the loan is something other than money.

[edit] Translations

to lend

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

loan

  1. Genitive singular form of loka.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Verb

loan (infinitive loar)

  1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of loar.
  2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of loar.

[edit] Vietnamese

[edit] Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese, from Chinese 鸞

[edit] Noun

loan

  1. hen-phoenix
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