A loan is money someone gets with a promise to pay it back later. It is often used to buy things like cars or houses.
She took a loan from the bank.
I need a loan to buy a car.
Loan means giving things like books or tools to someone for a short time. The person must return it later.
I gave him a loan of my book.
The library made a loan of the novel.
In language, a loan is a word taken from another language. It becomes part of English with the same or close meaning.
‘Kindergarten’ is a loan from German.
English has many loan words from French.
Loan as a verb means to give something to someone for a short time. The thing should be given back later.
Can you loan me your pen?
She loaned her jacket to him.
Loan means to give money to someone. The person must pay it back later with some extra money called interest.
The bank loaned money to the company.
They loaned me money for a bike.
In sports, a loan is when a player moves to a different team for a short time. Then they go back to their old team.
He is on loan at another football club.
The player’s loan ends next month.
