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Definition of loansnext
plural of loan

loans

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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?

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Recent Examples of loans
Noun
Business acquisition loans What’s a business acquisition loan? Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 31 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loans
Noun
  • The project demonstrates how advances in artificial intelligence and machine vision can be combined with precision motion-control systems to automate highly specific tasks.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
  • Over 40 million people worldwide live with HIV, and advances in HIV prevention, particularly PrEP, have reshaped the landscape.
    Christina Ray Stanton, Time, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Luckily, Robinson believes Hafley’s scheme lends itself to his ability.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
  • The mostly monochromatic palette, punctuated with flashes of blood red and cobalt, lends the whole place a cinematic quality, like something from a Paolo Sorrentino film, rather than your standard five-star interior.
    Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Part of the rationale to legalize sports gambling was that professional athletes make so much money that they wouldn’t be tempted by bribes.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Seven top staff members of the state Attorney General's Office send a letter to the agency's human resources director, accusing Paxton of accepting bribes and abusing the power of his office.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 May 2026

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“Loans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loans. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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