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Definition loan in British English

loan noun

noun
/ləʊn/
1

an amount of money that a person, business, or country borrows, especially from a bank

Example

an interest-free loan

Example

How soon do you have to pay off the loan?

Example

Jim took out a loan to pay for his car.

Example

Kenya was still paying off a multimillion-dollar loan to the IMF.

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2

a situation in which someone lends something to someone

Example

He had accepted Tom's offer of the loan of his cottage in north Wales.

Example

He promised he'd give me the loan of his bike.

Example

Can I have a loan of your course book?

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Definition loan in British English