Synonyms of loans

loans 1 of 2

noun

plural of loan

as in advances

Related Words

• advances
• bribes
• peace offerings
• sops
• douceurs

Dissimilar Words

• gifts
• donations
• presentations
• contributions
• presents
• comps
• freebies
• offerings
• giveaways
• largesses
• benevolences
• alms
• bestowals
• charities
• benefactions
• tithes
• handouts
• fairings
• philanthropies
• doles
• donatives
• oblations
• handsels
• beneficences
• care packages
• lagniappes
• boxes
• foys

loans

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of loan

as in lends

to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned

can you loan me your lawn mower this weekend?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lends
• advances
• gives
• grants
• furnishes
• leases
• rents
• lets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• borrows
• receives
• takes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of loans

Noun

Dallas Flash become the Dallas Cash-Now loans, partnering with one of the many paycheck/same-day loan shops out there, though this probably isn’t the kind of partner the league is pursuing. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Students are unlikely to seek large loans for doctoral study in a field offering mostly low-paying jobs, and current loan limits are likely sufficient for those seeking two-year master’s degrees. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Most common types of mortgages Jumbo loans Jumbo loans are mortgages that exceed the conforming loan limit. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Nakawatase has raised $57,000, about $41,000 of that in loans made to her campaign, and the only money Roy’s campaign has raised is a $30,000 loan from himself. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026

That's because, alongside standard HECM loans, Guild offers proprietary reverse mortgage products designed for higher-value homes and borrowers looking for larger loan amounts than federal limits allow. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026

Bank of America is giving Mountain BizWorks $2 million for low-interest small business loans with no payments on the loan’s principal in the first year. — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2025

The law sets new caps on direct federal loans and eliminates the Graduate PLUS loan program, which many professional-degree seeking students use to cover living expenses while in school. — Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025

The Japanese side has said only 1% to 2% of the overall amount will be actual investment, with the rest being loans and loan guarantees. — Sakura Murakami, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025

Verb

Anne loans it to the other (slender) girls in exchange for bars of soap or clothes coupons. — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026

The firm typically loans money to smaller soccer clubs near the bottom of the table in Europe’s top leagues, as well as some lower on a country’s soccer pyramid. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 16 Apr. 2026

When a library loans out materials to non-residents, the state library then reimburses it 14 cents per transaction. — Nicole Caruso, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2026

In addition, the company has revamped the Residential plans by offering a new Residential Max service that loans out a Mini dish as a free rental to subscribers. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 17 Mar. 2026

This exhibition is presented through Bank of America’s Art in Our Communities program, which loans complete exhibitions at no cost to museums and nonprofit galleries. — Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025