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loan

UK/ləʊn/ US/loʊn/ common informal us
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.
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a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz'' is a German word borrowed into modern English

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verb

1.

give temporarily; let have for a limited time

  • “I will lend you my car”
  • “loan me some money”
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From Middle English lone, lane, from Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave (over)”). Cognate with Icelandic lán, Swedish lån, Danish lån, German Lehen (“fief”), Dutch leen (“fief”), West Frisian lien, North Frisian leen (“fief; loan; office”), Scots lane, lain, len, Old English lǣn. More at lend.

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