loan
An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary useAn act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
» Tom certainly doesn't need a loan.
Тому однозначно не потрібна позика.
Meaning
5 sensesAn act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
Because of the loan that John made to me, I was able to pay my tuition for the upcoming semester.
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).
All loans from the library, whether books or audio material, must be returned within two weeks.
He got a loan of five thousand pounds.
Anleihe, Darlehen, Kredit
заёмzajóm, ссу́даssúda, креди́тkredít
по́зикаpózyka, креди́тkredýt
The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.
He made a payment on his loan.
Darlehensvertrag
заёмzajóm
по́зикаpózyka
The permission to borrow any item.
Thank you for the loan of your lawn mower.
(Northern England, Scotland)An area of uncultivated ground near a village or farmhouse.
the Loan of Turchloy, the Black Loan
- the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
- a word borrowed from another language; e.g. ‘blitz’ is a German word borrowed into modern English
Examples
329 sentencesTom certainly doesn't need a loan.
Тому однозначно не потрібна позика.
Do you still need a loan?
Тобі все ще потрібна позика?
Tom wanted to pay off his loan.
Том хотів виплатити заборгованність по кредиту.
I want Tom to loan me some money.
Я хочу, щоб Том позичив мені гроші.
Tom asked for a loan from Mary.
Том попросив Мері про позику.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English lone, lane, from Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, from ProtFrom Middle English lone, lane, from Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave (over)”).
From Scottish Gaelic lòn (“marshy meadow”) (compare lèana (“wet meadow, marsh, meadow”)).
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Forms
plural: loansSynonyms
4 synonyms- a word borrowed from another language; e.g. ‘blitz’ is a German word borrowed into modern English:loanword
Word family
66 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- for a loan
- need a loan
- get a loan
- a loan from