a : money lent at interest
: something lent usually for the borrower's temporary use- took out a loan to pay for the new car
2a : the grant of temporary use
- Can I have the loan of your car?
b : the temporary duty of a person transferred to another job for a limited time
- He had been on loan to the navy during the war.
3: loanword
- The word "nosh" is a loan from Yiddish.
First Known Use: 12th century
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