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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Look at the female mannequins in a 1947 Bonwit window, in a series featuring art on loan from the Guggenheim, known then as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting.
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John Birdsall
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
King's bust, on loan from the Smithsonian, was first brought to the White House library in 2000, during former President Clinton's second term.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Other objects on loan from over a dozen institutions and private collections, including Austen’s house in Chawton, England, fill in the gaps.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
Falling behind on loan payments can affect an individual’s credit rating as severely as filing for personal bankruptcy.
—Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
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John Birdsall
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
King's bust, on loan from the Smithsonian, was first brought to the White House library in 2000, during former President Clinton's second term.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Other objects on loan from over a dozen institutions and private collections, including Austen’s house in Chawton, England, fill in the gaps.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
Falling behind on loan payments can affect an individual’s credit rating as severely as filing for personal bankruptcy.
—Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for on loan
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“On loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20loan. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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