loan

  • 21loan — [[t]lo͟ʊn[/t]] ♦♦ loans, loaning, loaned 1) N COUNT A loan is a sum of money that you borrow. → See also , soft loan The country has no access to foreign loans or financial aid... The president wants to make it easier for small businesses to get… …

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  • 22loan — I UK [ləʊn] / US [loʊn] noun Word forms loan : singular loan plural loans *** 1) [countable] an amount of money that a person, business, or country borrows, especially from a bank an interest free loan pay off/repay a loan: How soon do you have… …

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  • 23loan — Synonyms and related words: Wall Street loan, accommodate with, accommodation, advance, allow, allowance, call loan, call money, collateral loan, credit, demand loan, external loan, float a loan, foreign loan, lease lend, lend, lend lease, loan… …

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  • 24loan — loan1 [ loun ] noun *** 1. ) count an amount of money that a person, business, or country borrows, especially from a bank: an interest free loan obtain/arrange/take out a loan: Jim took out a loan to pay for his car. pay off/repay a loan: How… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25loan — 1 noun 1 (C) an amount of money that you borrow from a bank etc: take out a loan (=borrow money) | repay a loan: We re repaying the loan over a three year period. | bank loan (=money lent by a bank) | student loan (=money lent to students) 2… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26loan´er — loan1 «lohn», noun, verb. –n. 1. the act of lending: »She asked for the loan of his pen. 2. money lent: »He asked his brother for a small loan. 3. anything that is lent: »The bicycle was only a loan from a friend and had to be returned that… …

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  • 27loan — loan1 /lohn/, n. 1. the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something: the loan of a book. 2. something lent or furnished on condition of being returned, esp. a sum of money lent at interest: a $1000 loan at 10 percent interest. 3.… …

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  • 28loan — 01. I didn t have enough money to study, so I got a student [loan] from the government. 02. Many people believe that [loans] to the developing countries should be largely forgiven by the wealthy countries so that these countries can get out of… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 29loan — [[t]loʊn[/t]] n. 1) the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something: the loan of a book[/ex] 2) something lent or furnished on condition of being returned, esp. a sum of money lent at interest 3) cvb ling. loanword 4) to make a loan …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30loan*/ — [ləʊn] noun I 1) [C] an amount of money that a person, business, or country borrows, especially from a bank How soon do you have to pay off the loan?[/ex] Jim took out a loan to pay for his car.[/ex] 2) [singular] a situation in which someone… …

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