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

The Athletic’s Tom Bogert reported that Sporting KC tried to sign him on loan during the winter window, but the Union rebuffed the efforts. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

None of this happened overnight, though goalkeeper Robert Sanchez’s late-summer departure to Como on loan appears to have promoted Gusto to the position of chief lightning rod when Chelsea are struggling. — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Juventus was beaten 3-2 at Sassuolo with Vasilije Adzic, who is on loan from the Turin squad, scoring the decisive goal in stoppage time. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

Last year, economic activity from the holiday was dampened by large-scale student protests, Sethia said, and businesses that had hoped to recoup those losses this year bought goods on loan that were ultimately lost to the floods. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on loan

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