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loan

The correct spelling is loan.

How to pronounce loan

/ləʊn/
noun

IPA: /ləʊn/

Say it like: Loa-n

The correct spelling is loan. An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. For example: "Because of the loan that John made to me, I was able to pay my tuition for the upcoming semester."

Usage Examples

Because of the loan that John made to me, I was able to pay my tuition for the upcoming semester.

All loans from the library, whether books or audio material, must be returned within two weeks.

He made a payment on his loan.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
  2. 2.A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).
  3. 3.The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.
  4. 4.The permission to borrow any item.
  5. 5.A lonnen.

verb

  1. 1.To lend (something) to (someone).

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