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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Manchester United backup Safia Middleton-Patel has made a case to take over the gloves this summer, but at 20 years old and with just 11 senior club appearances to her name, all but one of them out on loan, that would be a bold call.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 June 2025
Both the House and Senate also place new limits on forbearance—a temporary pause on loan payments—which states loans can’t be in forbearance for more than 9 months during any 24-month period.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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.
—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
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 27 June 2025
Both the House and Senate also place new limits on forbearance—a temporary pause on loan payments—which states loans can’t be in forbearance for more than 9 months during any 24-month period.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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.
—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
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“On loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20loan. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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