loan

Meaning

Noun

1. An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
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. The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.
4. The permission to borrow any item.

Verb

To lend (something) to (someone).

Synonyms

lend

debt

credit

borrowing

borrow

advance

lending

liability

lending and borrowing

loanword

liabilities

accommodation

owing

borrow money

borrowed money

debit and credit

financing

loaning

time deposits

trust

buy on tick

lend at interest

loan word

pay in advance

loan payable

getting an advance

lend money

give a loan

money lent

pay for someone

accommodate

ask for a loan

advances

cite

deposit

entrust

excerpt

extract

grant

let

mutuality

outstanding debt

quote

receivable

return

salary

security paper

sell

take out

Translations

prêt

prestito

préstamo

emprunt

Darlehen

prêter

lening

Anleihe

empréstimo

δάνειο

crédit

lenen

prestar

Kredit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ləʊn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lone

Cognate with Icelandic: lán

Cognate with Swedish: lån

Cognate with Danish: lån

Cognate with German: Lehen

Cognate with Dutch: leen

Cognate with Western Frisian: lien

Cognate with Northern Frisian: leen

Cognate with Scots: lane

Cognate with Old English: lǣn

In summary

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.