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.
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United picked up Martin Dubravka on loan at the start of the 2022-23 season from Newcastle United.
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The good news for borrowers, however, is that the AFT and the department reached an agreement in the AFT’s legal challenge for the department to provide concrete updates, in publicly available status reports filed with the court, on loan servicers’ progress in processing IDR applications.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The low $500 cap on loan amounts and the prohibition on collecting attorneys fees often made suing people unprofitable.
—Adam Friedman, ProPublica, 5 May 2025
Veiga has impressed since joining Juventus on loan in January.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The good news for borrowers, however, is that the AFT and the department reached an agreement in the AFT’s legal challenge for the department to provide concrete updates, in publicly available status reports filed with the court, on loan servicers’ progress in processing IDR applications.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The low $500 cap on loan amounts and the prohibition on collecting attorneys fees often made suing people unprofitable.
—Adam Friedman, ProPublica, 5 May 2025
Veiga has impressed since joining Juventus on loan in January.
—Simon Johnson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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“On loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20loan. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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