student loan

noun

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

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The yearly total of federal student loan debt taken on by Emory students dropped from $12 million in the 2021-22 academic year to $4 million in 2024-25. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026 In addition to new limits for graduate students, the student loan overhaul includes caps for parents who take out education loans for their children under a federal program. Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Millions of Americans have heard that the federal student loan system changed on July 1. Scott White, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Mayotte says the financial pain will be ongoing for many consumers who had built personal budget forecasts around a much lower student loan repayment amount. Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 2 July 2026 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 13 Jul. 2026.

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