on loan
idiom
: borrowed from someone or something for a period of time
This painting is on loan from the National Gallery.
an actor on loan from another sitcom
Some of the workers were on loan as temporary staff.
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Even sending players on loan can’t save Arsenal hamstrings!
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Ali Rampling, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Wilfried Zaha, Charlotte FC Zaha is on loan to Charlotte from Turkish club Galatasaray until next January, with an option to extend through June.
—Apress, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
The former Premier League star landed in Charlotte on loan by virtue of some persistent negotiating from general manager Zoran Krneta.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
There was January interest in signing Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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Ali Rampling, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Wilfried Zaha, Charlotte FC Zaha is on loan to Charlotte from Turkish club Galatasaray until next January, with an option to extend through June.
—Apress, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
The former Premier League star landed in Charlotte on loan by virtue of some persistent negotiating from general manager Zoran Krneta.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
There was January interest in signing Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
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“On loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20loan. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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