student loan

noun

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

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Former President Joe Biden attempted to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of people during his term, but the effort was repeatedly rejected by courts, including a 2023 ruling by the Supreme Court. Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025 Around 5 million Americans have defaulted on student loan payments. Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025 Borrowers have spent much of 2025 trying to keep up with dizzying changes to the federal student loan system. Cory Turner, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025 According to a 2024 report by the Education Data Initiative, the average Gen Zer has $22,948 of student loan debt. Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 21 Dec. 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 29 Dec. 2025.

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