loan
noun
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something.
has loaned
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present perfectof loan (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Mississippi native, who lives in an antebellum-style mansion in a tiny and heavily white community east of Memphis, has loaned his congressional campaign $1.5 million.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
Local aid groups are on the ground, while medical charity Doctors Without Borders has loaned Mongbwalu's hospital tents to isolate suspected victims in.
From Barron's ● May 24, 2026
Stockholm has loaned "a handful of powerful radar systems" to its neighbour for the two summits, according to Kristersson.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
Steinway & Sons has loaned Chung a replacement piano so she can continue giving lessons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2025
"My uncle Victarion has loaned me his own steersman."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
