student loan

noun

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

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About 23% of Georgia’s student loan borrowers, or 396,000 people, are in default. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Public interest attorneys routinely graduate with more than $150,000 in student loan debt while entering careers where median starting salaries are less than one-third of that amount. Verna L. Williams, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Spouses who file their taxes separately are not each able to claim the same dependent, said Scott Buchanan, executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance, a trade group for federal student loan servicers. Annie Nova, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 The pay is so high that landing an entry-level analyst position at an investment bank feels like a golden ticket, especially for a first-generation student, a student from a low-income background, or a student with any student loan debt. Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 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 12 Aug. 2026.

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