on loan

phrase

: 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

Ernst now owns 12 works from the black series, some of which are on loan to the New York exhibition. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Brazil’s machine has traveled mostly on loan to countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia. — Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Family portraits on loan from Chief Pharaoh include his mother, Olive, the former chief; his great-aunt, Pocahontas, in traditional buckskin regalia; the chief and his daughter. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

Better charge-offs, along with a release on loan reserves — the amount the bank sets aside in anticipation of bad loans — would help instill greater confidence in the quality of the credit the firm has extended. — Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for on loan

• alone
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• bluestone
• breastbone
• brownstone
• capstone
• cheekbone
• condone
• curbstone
• cyclone