loan
noun
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something.
are loaning
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present progressiveof loan.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The Forten Bible, never before seen in public, is one of several family artifacts that descendants are loaning for the exhibition.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
Fire departments that are loaning equipment are Antler, a grass-fire unit; Newburg, a combination pumper/tanker; Tolley, a combination tanker/grass-fire unit and extrication gear; Upham, a four-wheel drive grass-fire truck; and Tioga, extrication gear.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 3, 2021
Meanwhile West Brom are loaning young midfielder Sam Field to Charlton, who have also nabbed West Ham midfielder Josh Cullen.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 8, 2019
Investors who are loaning the U.S. government money for a long time tend to want a higher interest rate for taking on that extra risk.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2018
"I should not be of the slightest value, and if you are loaning me the twenty-five dollars on any other basis than the worth of the dressing-case, I would rather not take it."
From Felix O'Day by Francis Hopkinson Smith
