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

Both pieces were on loan, a detail that not only speaks to her appreciation for circular fashion but also signals her generation's appreciation for sustainability and ethical consumption. —Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026

According to the source, Inter Miami also will retain goalkeeper Rocco Rios Novo, who was on loan from Argentine club Lanus. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2026

The congresswoman did not buy those clothes, of course; she was styled in pieces on loan from brands, as is customary at major photo shoots. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2026

Tyrique George, Chelsea George, 19, came very close to leaving on loan last summer, before a move to Fulham collapsed on the last day of the transfer window. —Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for on loan

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