loan

  • 131loan shark — loan′ shark n. Informal. inf a person who lends money at excessively high rates of interest; usurer • Etymology: 1900–05, amer …

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  • 132loan translation — loan′ transla tion n. 1) ling. a compound word or expression formed by translation of each of the elements of a compound from another language, as gospel (Old English gōdspell) from Greek euangélion“good news” 2) ling. the process whereby such a… …

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