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- [lohn]
- /loʊn/
- /ləʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lohn]
- /loʊn/
Definitions of loan word
- noun loan a country lane; secondary road. 1
- noun loan an uncultivated plot of farmland, usually used for milking cows. 1
- verb with object loan to make a loan of; lend: Will you loan me your umbrella? 1
- verb with object loan to lend (money) at interest. 1
- verb without object loan to make a loan or loans; lend. 1
- idioms loan on loan, borrowed for temporary use: How many books can I have on loan from the library at one time? temporarily provided or released by one's regular employer, superior, or owner for use by another: Our best actor is on loan to another movie studio for two films. 1
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Origin of loan
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English lon(e), lan(e) (noun), Old English lān < Old Norse lān; replacing its cognate, Old English lǣn loan, grant, cognate with Dutch leen loan, German Leh(e)n fief; cf. lend
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Parts of speech for Loan
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
loan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
loan usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for loan
noun loan
- credit — If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them.
- investment — the investing of money or capital in order to gain profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- mortgage — the rights conferred by it, or the state of the property conveyed.
- allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
verb loan
- provide — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- lend — to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- stake — something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
- accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
Antonyms for loan
verb loan
- mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- borrow — If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.
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