student loan

noun

: a loan that is used to pay for a student's education

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Federal student loan bills will still be due during a government shutdown, said higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025 According to the Education Data Initiative, the average millennial had an outstanding student loan balance of $40,438 in 2023. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Two former executives at the Los Angeles Film School allege in a lawsuit that the school has operated a massive student loan scam for years that involves arranging for thousands of fake job placements for its graduates. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025 Graduates have $13,323 in student loan debts on average, the publication said. Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for student loan

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“Student loan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/student%20loan. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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