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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
loan
/ləʊn/
noun1 of 2
something (usually money) that is given to someone for a period of time with a promise that it will be returned
- “We need to apply to the bank for a loan.”Tatoeba
- “Read the fine print whenever you take out a loan.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To lend (something) to (someone).
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)