Definitions for LOANloʊn

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

loan^*loʊn(n.)

the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
the loan of a book.
something lent or furnished on condition of being returned, esp. a sum of money lent at interest.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Language/Linguistics
Ref: loanword .
(v.t.)to make a loan of; lend:
Will you loan me your umbrella?
to lend (money) at interest.
(v.i.)to make a loan or loans; lend.

Idioms for loan:

on loan, loaned or borrowed for temporary use or employment.
Category: Idiom

^* Usage: Sometimes mistakenly identified as an Americanism, loan as a verb meaning “to lend” has been used in English for nearly 800 years. The occasional objections to loan as a verb referring to things other than money are comparatively recent. loan is standard in all contexts but is perhaps most common in financial ones: The government has loaned money to farmers to purchase seed.

Origin of loan:

1150–1200; ME lon(e),lan(e) (n.), OE lān gift, grant < ON lān, c. OE lǣn, MD lēne, OHG lēhan; cf. lend

loan′a•ble(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

loan(noun)
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
loanword, loan(verb)
a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English
lend, loan(verb)
give temporarily; let have for a limited time
"I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

loan(noun)ˈoʊn
an arrangement to borrow money from a bank or another person
a bank loan
loanˈoʊn
to arrange a loan with a bank
She took out a loan to pay for the house.
loanˈoʊn
to give back the money you borrowed
I'm hoping to pay off my student loan as quickly as possible.
loanˈoʊn
being borrowed by sb
These paintings are on loan to the city art gallery.
loan(verb)ˈoʊn
to lend sth
Will you loan me your car for the weekend?

Wiktionary

loan(Noun)
A sum of money or other valuables or consideration that an individual, group or other legal entity borrows from another individual, group or legal entity (the latter often being a financial institution) with the condition that it be returned or repaid at a later date (sometimes with interest).
He got a five grand loan.
loan(Noun)
The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.
He made a payment on his loan.
loan(Noun)
The permission to borrow any item.
Thank you for the loan of your lawn mower.
loan(Verb)
To lend (something) to (someone).

Origin: Middle English from Old Norse lán, akin to Old English læn

Webster Dictionary

Loan(noun)
a loanin
Loan(noun)
the act of lending; a lending; permission to use; as, the loan of a book, money, services
Loan(noun)
that which one lends or borrows, esp. a sum of money lent at interest; as, he repaid the loan
Loan(u)
to lend; -- sometimes with out