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loan

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verb

as in to lend
to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned can you loan me your lawn mower this weekend?

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Recent Examples of loan
Noun
The regulator said that banks could opt to charge $5 for overdrafts — a steep drop from the average fee of around $35 per transaction — or limit the fee to an amount that covers the lenders’ costs, or charge any fee while disclosing the interest rate of the loan. Hugh Son, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024 In September, the Fed slashed its benchmark rate, which affects many consumer and business loans, by a sizable half-point. Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
That’s mostly because dismantling a $1,000 device that a company is loaning you is generally considered rude. Allison Johnson, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024 In addition to telling lenders the museum’s plans for their collections and how they will be safeguarded, the institution’s collection manager identified which loaned works and items from the permanent collection needed to be moved to a safe location. Karen K. Ho, ARTnews.com, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for loan 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loan
Noun
  • Travelers in New York City, Los Angeles, Orlando, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Miami, and San Francisco who reserve a car seat in advance will be set up with a Nuna RAVA seat.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Events like these typically require more advance planning, giving the hosts more time to pull paper invitations together.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The notes of high-toned bright fruit—think sour cherry, balsamic and black tea flavors—lend it a lovely sweet-savory profile.
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Though Tom Hanks voices seven characters in the film, plenty of other actors lend their voices, including Daryl Sabara, Nona Gaye, Peter Scolari, Eddie Deezen and more.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In April, a former chief inspector of the State Bank was given life in prison for accepting a five-million-dollar bribe to overlook financial problems at SCB.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Edgar Cisneros, the former city manager of Commerce, also pleaded guilty in the plot in which local officials allegedly took bribes to hand out permits for marijuana businesses.
    Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024

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“Loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loan. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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