This lovely painting is on loan from the Kimble Museum for the rest of the year.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
loan — loan1 W2S2 [ləun US loun] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: lan] 1.) an amount of money that you borrow from a bank etc loan of ▪ a loan of £60,000 ▪ I had to take out a loan to buy my car. ▪ It ll be years before we ve paid off the loan … Dictionary of contemporary English
loan — loan1 [ loun ] noun *** 1. ) count an amount of money that a person, business, or country borrows, especially from a bank: an interest free loan obtain/arrange/take out a loan: Jim took out a loan to pay for his car. pay off/repay a loan: How… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loan — 1 noun 1 (C) an amount of money that you borrow from a bank etc: take out a loan (=borrow money) | repay a loan: We re repaying the loan over a three year period. | bank loan (=money lent by a bank) | student loan (=money lent to students) 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
loan — [[t]lo͟ʊn[/t]] ♦♦ loans, loaning, loaned 1) N COUNT A loan is a sum of money that you borrow. → See also , soft loan The country has no access to foreign loans or financial aid... The president wants to make it easier for small businesses to get… … English dictionary
loan — I UK [ləʊn] / US [loʊn] noun Word forms loan : singular loan plural loans *** 1) [countable] an amount of money that a person, business, or country borrows, especially from a bank an interest free loan pay off/repay a loan: How soon do you have… … English dictionary
loan*/ — [ləʊn] noun I 1) [C] an amount of money that a person, business, or country borrows, especially from a bank How soon do you have to pay off the loan?[/ex] Jim took out a loan to pay for his car.[/ex] 2) [singular] a situation in which someone… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
loan — /loʊn / (say lohn) noun 1. the act of lending; a grant of the use of something temporarily: the loan of a book. 2. something lent or provided on condition of being returned, especially a sum of money lent at interest. –verb (t) 3. to make a loan… …
loan — n 1 a: money lent at interest b: something lent usu. for the borrower s temporary use 2: a transfer or delivery of money from one party to another with the express or implied agreement that the sum will be repaid regardless of contingency and usu … Law dictionary
on loan — Given as a loan • • • Main Entry: ↑loan * * * (of a thing) being borrowed the painting is at present on loan to the gallery ■ (of a worker or sports player) released to another organization or team, typically for an agreed fixed period * * * on… … Useful english dictionary
loan — money lent at interest.A lender makes a loan with the idea that it will be paid back as agreed and that interest will be paid for the use of the money. Glossary of Business Terms Temporary borrowing of a sum of money. If you borrow $1 million you … Financial and business terms
loan — 1. noun a) 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… … Wiktionary
