Definition of loaner
: something (such as a car or a watch) that is lent especially as a replacement for something being repaired
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Examples of loaner in a Sentence
The car he's driving is a loaner. His own car was damaged in an accident.
Recent Examples of loaner from the Web
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Hyundai’s spin-off luxury brand Genesis now picks up vehicles for service, leaving a loaner for owners while their car is in the shop.
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Last year, the valet left my loaner — a $39,375 Lapis Blue Metallic Volkswagen Golf R, a neat little Fast & Furious inspired hot hatchback — smack in front of the Beverly Wilshire, displayed among the million-dollar supercars with Saudi plates.
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Basic black loaner umbrellas proved handy for Northern Ireland’s ever-threatening rain.
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Our all-wheel-drive test loaner with manual had a curb weight of 3,296 pounds.
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Shooters can bring their own or rent one of the nearly 100 loaner firearms, including several full-autos, for use on the 24-lane, 100-percent fresh air circulation range.
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The repairs are free and dealers will provide a free loaner vehicle.
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That kind of loyalty should, at the very least, earn her a loaner tiara and a seat next to a foxy foreign prince (not Philip).
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After spending quality time in a Monsoon gray test loaner, we're left wondering, what took so long?
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First Known Use of loaner
1915
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: something (such as a car) that is loaned to someone as a replacement for something that is being repaired
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