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

Marcus Rashford has joined to Barcelona on loan until the end of the season, but could be back at United at the end of the season if the Catalans don’t exercise their option to buy. —Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

The clear out, which has seen the likes of Marcus Rashford leave the club on loan, was supposed to usher in a new era of positivity at the 20-time top-flight champion. —Ben Church, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025

So, too, if Wolves had a new signing ready to move to Molineux with a guarantee of replicating Strand Larsen’s impressive debut season on loan. —Steve Madeley, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025

Multiple players went out on loan, then another DP (Kévin Cabral) was waived by the club. —Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for on loan

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