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
Since its creation, the student loan office has returned $750m to harmed borrowers.
From The Guardian • Aug. 27, 2018
But once a person has learned to master difficulties as they come up, he begins to feel he can handle anything; so Ida took her final proof receipt to a loan office in Presho.
From Land of the Burnt Thigh by Voorhies, Stephen J.
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