loan office
Americannoun
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an office for making loans or receiving payments on loans.
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a public office for receiving subscriptions to a government loan.
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a pawnbroker's shop.
Etymology
Origin of loan office
First recorded in 1710–20
Example Sentences
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One question is how quickly the loan office can move money out the door without rushing decisions.
From New York Times • May 11, 2023
While Tesla and Solyndra are the best-known examples, the loan office manages over 30 projects worth more than $30 billion and generates $500 million in interest income for the federal government every year, Shah said.
From Fox News • Jan. 26, 2022
The agency’s emergency loan office is accustomed to responding to geographically contained disasters such as hurricanes or other natural disasters.
From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2020
The few buildings that rise above a single storey include an evangelical church and a loan office.
From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2019
One descried, too, a scrubby but significant little card, which bore the address of a loan office.
From Thyrza by Gissing, George
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