Loan
WordNet
noun
(1) A word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English
(2) The temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
verb
(3) Give temporarily; let have for a limited time
"I will lend you my car"
"Loan me some money"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A sum of money or other valuables or consideration which 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.
- The contract and array of legal and/or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.
- He made a payment on his loan.
- The permission to borrow any item.
- Thank you for the loan of your lawn mower.
Verb
- To lend. This usage is confined to the US (or perhaps parts thereof) and elsewhere is ungrammatical (loan being the noun, and lend the verb).
- 2006: When you loan somebody something, they have the responsibility to safeguard it. — Judge Judy (unidentified episode, but frequently heard from her as a verb)