Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense loans, present participle loaning, past tense, past participle loaned
1. countable noun
A loan is a sum of money that you borrow.
The country has no access to foreign loans or financial aid.
The president wants to make it easier for small businesses to get bank loans.
...loan repayments.
Synonyms: advance, credit, mortgage, accommodation More Synonyms of loan
2. See also bridging loan, soft loan
3. singular noun
If someone gives you a loan of something, you borrow it from them.
I am in need of a loan of a bike for a few weeks.
He had offered the loan of his small villa at Cap Ferrat. [+ of]
4. verb
If you loan something to someone, you lend it to them.
He had kindly offered to loan us all the plants required for the exhibit. [VERB noun noun]
We were approached by the Royal Yachting Association to see if we would loan ourboat to them. [VERB noun + to]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: lend, allow, credit, advance More Synonyms of loan
Loan out means the same as loan.
It is common practice for clubs to loan out players to sides in the lower divisions. [VP n + to]
The ground was loaned out for numerous events including pop concerts. [beV-ed out]
5.
See on loan
6.
See on loan
loan in British English1
(ləʊn)
noun
1.
the act of lending
the loan of a car
2.
a.
property lent, esp money lent at interest for a period of time
b.
(as modifier)
loan holder
3.
the adoption by speakers of one language of a form current in another language
4. short for loan word
5. on loan
verb
6.
to lend (something, esp money)
Derived forms
loanable (ˈloanable)
adjective
loaner (ˈloaner)
noun
Word origin
C13 loon, lan, from Old Norse lān; related to Old English lǣn loan; compare German Lehen fief, Lohn wages
loan in British English2
(ləʊn) or loaning (ˈləʊnɪŋ)
noun Scottish and Northern England dialect
1.
a lane
2.
a place where cows are milked
Word origin
Old English lone, variant of lane1
loan in American English
(loʊn)
noun
1.
the act of lending, esp. to use for a short time
the loan of a pen
2.
something lent; esp., a sum of money lent, often for a specified period and repayable with interest
verb transitive, verb intransitive
3.
to lend
Idioms:
on loan
Word origin
ME lone < ON lān (akin to OE læn, lending, loan, lænan, to lend) < IE base *leikw-, to leave behind > L linquere, Gr leipen, Sans riṅákti, (he) leaves
loan in Accounting
(loʊn)
Word forms: (regular plural) loans
noun
(Accounting: Basic)
A loan is an amount of money that you borrow.
The company had taken out a bank loan to finance the purchase.
The president wants to make it easier for small businesses to get bank loans.
A loan is an amount of money that you borrow.
Talking about loansYou take out a loan or secure a loan. When you pay the money back, you repay it.When someone organizes a loan, they arrange it or fix it.If someone guarantees a loan, they agree to pay back the money if the person who gets the loan does not.With a fixed-rate loan, the amount of interest you pay stays the same, and with an interest-free loan, you do not pay any interest.
Examples of 'loan' in a sentence
loan
You can go down either the credit card or personal loan route.
The Sun (2017)
Many of the businesses loaned money went bankrupt.
The Sun (2017)
These households are increasingly reliant on unsecured loans to make ends meet.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But it came after two starring loan moves and two where he struggled.
The Sun (2016)
High street banks are about to be forced to redirect all the small business loan applications that they reject to a rival.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She plans to reinvest profits to fund growth or get a bank loan, keeping outside investors at bay.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The striker could not play against parent club Derby under the terms of his season-long loan deal.
The Sun (2016)
He was offloaded to their arch rivals for 300,000 last week after a loan spell at Portsmouth.
The Sun (2016)
The amount in loans outstanding within one year rose from 40 million the previous year to 180 million.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The winner will be responsible for the payment of all tolls, congestion charges, parking or road traffic fines incurred during the loan period.
The Sun (2016)
Determined to end loan spell a winner.
The Sun (2006)
We look at whether it is still possible to get a loan.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Ministers have rightly been reluctant to force banks to make uneconomic loans.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Students would not face higher monthly repayments but would repay loans over longer periods.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Now statistics show more than one in four loans are being rolled over.
The Sun (2013)
It also provides mentoring and access to loans.
The Sun (2014)
The whole episode confirms all your prejudices about payday loan sharks.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This means that default on all these loans would place the banks in technical insolvency.
Maurice D. Levi International Finance: The markets and financial management of multinational business. (1983)
You can offset personal loan interest against your tax bill if the loan is for business purposes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
National solidarity was such that people paid their taxes and loaned the government money.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
They completed the renovations with a small loan and a bit of help from their parents.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
People are also concerned that fixing the loan to the property may make it harder to sell.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This alone would reduce the need for businesses to go to banks for loans.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She has no mortgage but has just taken out a loan for a car.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
So is this a good time to get a home loan or not?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Anyone with credit card debts or personal loans will also face restrictions in the amount they can borrow.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The lender also extends credit to businesses in need of small loans who have been refused by banks.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
To get the company off the ground the three entrepreneurs relied on their own savings together with personal loans from a bank.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
The noises from Athens suggest a deal to unlock extra loans for the country is close.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The scheme lets employees benefit from the long-term loan of bikes and cycling accessories.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The bank accounts for about 15 per cent of all home loans in the country.
The Sun (2011)
The Ipswich boss hopes to agree a season-long loan after getting the nod to strengthen his side.
The Sun (2015)
There has been interest from top-flight clubs in Spain in a loan move.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He said that by switching more of the aid to loans, the Government could reinvest the cash.
The Sun (2014)
In other languages
loan
British English: loan /ləʊn/ NOUN
A loan is a sum of money that you borrow.
She didn't have enough money to buy the car, so she got a loan.
American English: loan
Arabic: قَرْضٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: empréstimo
Chinese: 贷款
Croatian: pozajmica
Czech: půjčka
Danish: lån
Dutch: lening
European Spanish: préstamo
Finnish: laina
French: prêt argent
German: Darlehen
Greek: δάνειο
Italian: prestito
Japanese: 貸し付け
Korean: 대출금
Norwegian: lån
Polish: pożyczka
European Portuguese: empréstimo
Romanian: împrumut
Russian: ссуда
Latin American Spanish: préstamo
Swedish: lån
Thai: เงินกู้
Turkish: kredi
Ukrainian: позика
Vietnamese: tiền cho vay
British English: loan /ləʊn/ VERB
If you loan something to someone, you lend it to them.
He had kindly offered to loan us all the plants required for the exhibit.
American English: lend
Arabic: يُقرِضُ
Brazilian Portuguese: emprestar
Chinese: 借给
Croatian: pozajmiti
Czech: půjčit
Danish: låne
Dutch: lenen
European Spanish: prestar
Finnish: lainata jollekulle
French: prêter
German: leihen
Greek: δανείζω
Italian: prestare
Japanese: 貸し付ける
Korean: 빌려주다
Norwegian: låne ut
Polish: pożyczyć
European Portuguese: emprestar
Romanian: a împrumuta
Russian: ссужать
Latin American Spanish: prestar
Swedish: låna
Thai: ให้กู้เงิน
Turkish: ödünç vermek
Ukrainian: позичати
Vietnamese: cho vay
Chinese translation of 'loan'
loan
(ləun)
n
(c) (= sum of money) 贷(貸)款 (dàikuǎn) (笔, bǐ)
(s)[of book, car, house etc]借出 (jièchū)
vt
to loan sth (out) to sb[money, thing]把某物借给(給)某人 (bǎ mǒuwù jiègěi mǒurén)
to be on loan (to/from sb/sth)(从(從)某人/某处(處))借来(來) ((cóng mǒurén/mǒuchù) jièlái)
to give/offer sb the loan of sth主动(動)提出借给(給)某人某物 (zhǔdòng tíchū jiè gěi mǒurén mǒuwù)
All related terms of 'loan'
savings and loan association
房屋储(儲)蓄借贷(貸)联(聯)合会(會) fángwū chǔxù jièdài liánhéhuì [ 英 = building society ]