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loan > 3 senses
NOUN1loanThe temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
2loan, loanwordA word borrowed from another language
VERB1loan, lendGive temporarily
loan > pronunciation
Soundslow'n
Rhymesacetone, allophone, alone, and 122 more rhymes in own at the HyperDic website...
loan > noun 1, possession
MeaningThe temporary provision of money (usually at interest).
Partsprincipal
Narrowerbank loan; home loan, home equity credit, home equity loan, equity credit line; installment credit, installment loan; call loan, demand loan; direct loan; participation loan, loan participation, participation financing; personal loan, consumer loan; real estate loan, mortgage loan; time loan
Broaderdebt
Verbsloan
loan > noun 2, communication
MeaningA word borrowed from another language. E.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English.
Synonymsloanword
NarrowerGallicism
Broaderword
loan > verb, possession
MeaningGive temporarily. Let have for a limited time.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
ModelThey loan cars to the tourists; They loan the tourists their cars
Examples"loan me some money"
Synonymslend
Narrowerhire out, rent out, farm out; advance
Broadergive
Contraryborrow
Nounsloan

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