: something (such as a car or a watch) that is lent especially as a replacement for something being repaired
Examples of loaner in a Sentence
The car he's driving is a loaner. His own car was damaged in an accident.
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My loaner was dressed in Vivid Yellow paintwork and had 21-inch alloy wheels, options totalling £1,800 ($2,300).
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Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The amount of time needed to get repairs increased, which also increased the amount of time that insurers had to provide loaners to car owners.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
From rush hour traffic to highway cruising and canyon carving, my loaner’s Cosmopolitan Yellow paint job turned heads.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Guests here can make use of loaner bikes to go deer-watching.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
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Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
The amount of time needed to get repairs increased, which also increased the amount of time that insurers had to provide loaners to car owners.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025
From rush hour traffic to highway cruising and canyon carving, my loaner’s Cosmopolitan Yellow paint job turned heads.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Guests here can make use of loaner bikes to go deer-watching.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loaner
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“Loaner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loaner. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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