loan | ||
1. | [ noun ] (business) the provision of money temporarily (usually at interest) | |
Related terms: | debt participation_loan direct_loan installment_credit bank_loan home_equity_credit time_loan call_loan personal_loan mortgage_loan principal lend | |
2. | [ verb ] give temporarily; let have for a limited time | |
Synonyms: | lend | |
Examples: | "I will lend you my car" "loan me some money" |
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Related terms: | borrow give hire_out advance | |
3. | [ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 2483 | |
4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 21433 | |
5. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English | |
Synonyms: | loanword | |
Related terms: | word Gallicism | |
Similar spelling: |
lowan lohan Lon Louann Lown loon loin Loma Loni lone Lona Louanne Lonna loony Lonny Loney Lowney Lonnie Looney Loewen Lome loom loam |