loan 1 of 2

noun

Definition of loannext
as in advance

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Relevance

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loan

2 of 2

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
Modern Syntex has secured a $50 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to nearly quadruple its polyester chips production capacity in Bangladesh. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 However, not every buy now, pay later loan has the same terms. — Adriana Morga, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
This is the second year Rolex has been a sponsor of the film festival, with its clock stand in the lounge, as well as loaned watches on the wrists of notable attendees. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026 Robert has been kind enough to loan us all of her awards, her Emmys. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for loan
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loan
  1. advance
  2. lend
  3. bribe
Noun
  • As of Wednesday, the KBW bank index is down nearly 11% over the past month, bucking the S&P 500’s 1% advance.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Audiobook walking clubs require no such advance planning—or the social pressure of sitting around in a circle.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of advance
Verb
  • The rooftop bar looks over Hyde Park, lending a welcome (and rather rare) sense of openness in central London, while ABC Kitchen—the London outpost of the New York restaurant famed for its crab toast—brings in a high-flying food crowd.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Broadcom — The semiconductor maker’s stock rose more than 3% after Reuters reported Broadcom has agreed to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion to finance infrastructure purchases .
    — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of lend
Noun
  • Some of the contracts appear to have been padded to pay bribes to Diamantis.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
  • These scandals, which included massive bribes and kickbacks on projects across the continent, contributed to a political crisis that, in 2016, ended Dilma Rousseff’s presidency and, in 2018, sent Lula to prison.
    — MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of bribe

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“Loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loan. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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