loan
loan Lexical Profile
loan Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest.
"She took out a bank loan to help finance her university education."
The act of lending something to someone, or the condition of being lent.
"The museum acquired the rare sculpture on loan from a private collector."
• verb
To lend a sum of money or an item of property to someone.
"The library agreed to loan the historical documents to the university for their upcoming exhibition."
Word Nuance & Usage
In formal British English, 'lend' is traditionally preferred as the verb form, whereas American English frequently and correctly uses 'loan' as both a noun and a verb.
• Rhymes for loan
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'lone', derived from Old Norse 'lán' (meaning 'loan' or 'fief'), of Germanic origin.
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.