interlibrary loan


noun
  1. a system by which one library obtains a work for a user by borrowing it from another library.

  2. a loan made by this system.

Origin of interlibrary loan

1
First recorded in 1925–30; inter- + library

Words Nearby interlibrary loan

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British Dictionary definitions for interlibrary loan

interlibrary loan

/ (ˌɪntəˈlaɪbrərɪ) /


noun
  1. a system by which libraries borrow publications from other libraries

    • an instance of such borrowing

    • a publication so borrowed

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