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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Rios Novo signed with Miami on loan in January 2025, spent most of the season as Oscar Ustari’s backup, was promoted to starter late in the season and excelled in the playoffs.
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
As the first panda born in France, to parents on loan from China, Yuan Meng is a living symbol of the bilateral relationship between France and China.
—Xianda Huang, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Art, furniture and historic objects bought or on loan from New York City's many cultural institutions can be found on display in Gracie Mansion.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The works in the exhibition are on loan from the collection of Roberto Longhi, the Italian art historian who began his study of Caravaggio and his followers in the beginning of the 20th century.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 Dec. 2025
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Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
As the first panda born in France, to parents on loan from China, Yuan Meng is a living symbol of the bilateral relationship between France and China.
—Xianda Huang, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
Art, furniture and historic objects bought or on loan from New York City's many cultural institutions can be found on display in Gracie Mansion.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The works in the exhibition are on loan from the collection of Roberto Longhi, the Italian art historian who began his study of Caravaggio and his followers in the beginning of the 20th century.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 Dec. 2025
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“On loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20loan. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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