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

Rodriguez is on loan from Argentine club Racing and played for Argentina’s U-23 national team at the Pre-Olympic Tournament under the management of current Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025

San Diego native de la Torre, 26, is on loan from a Spanish team. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025

Only once, while playing in League One — the third tier of English football, on loan from Norwich City to Coventry City in 2015-16 — has Murphy reached that mark before. —Chris Waugh, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025

In 2024, the Smithsonian sent over 2 million artifacts on loan to museums in 52 U.S. states and territories and 33 foreign countries. —Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for on loan

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