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

Six of those played at multiple academies — Eze, Declan Rice, Ivan Toney, Aaron Ramsdale, Dean Henderson and Joe Gomez — while, across the whole squad, half had been out on loan at least once and nine of them multiple times. —Liam Tharme, New York Times, 7 June 2025

While on loan from Nottingham Forest, the 31-year-old keeper did not see any action for English F.A. Cup champion Crystal Palace during the Premier League season. —Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025

Despite only being at the club for a four-month period, on loan from Belgian side Charleroi, the 26-year-old had quickly earned legendary status. —George Ramsay, CNN Money, 5 June 2025

As of December, Candice has been living in a $10 million condominium with her daughters in Miami Beach, which three sources told the outlet is on loan to her. —Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 June 2025

Rhymes for on loan

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• capstone
• cheekbone
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• cyclone