on loan

idiom

: borrowed from someone or something for a period of time

This painting is on loan from the National Gallery.

an actor on loan from another sitcom

Some of the workers were on loan as temporary staff.

Examples of on loan in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Millions more have fallen behind on loan payments and are at risk of going into default this year. —Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026

Even Filip Kostic, a player who spent last season on loan at Fenerbahce, came on in place of Cambiaso, one of the few players in black and white to have an off night, and found the back of the net. —James Horncastle, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026

Rocco Rios Novo, who stepped up in Miami’s playoff run, signed a permanent deal with the club after being on loan from Argentine club Lanus last season. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026

The money could also help towards landing Alvarez, but alternatively perhaps acquire a decent full back available at a cut rate considering Joao Cancelo is only in Catalonia on loan too. —Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for on loan

• alone
• atone
• backbone
• bemoan
• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone