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loanable

American  
[loh-nuh-buhl] / ˈloʊ nə bəl /

adjective

  1. that can be loaned.

  2. available for loan for a fee or at interest.


noun

  1. something that is loanable.

Etymology

Origin of loanable

First recorded in 1840–50; loan 1 + -able

Example Sentences

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It rides the cusp of technological change with e-books, artificial intelligence, trained computer “cybernauts” and 7,000 loanable Tech2go backpack bundles complete with laptops and hotspot connections.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023

But just as banks and businesses lend to other solvent banks in need of short-term access to loanable funds, so can fractional jet companies lend out their excess to competitors short on planes.

From Forbes • Aug. 17, 2014

In such a regime, the zero bound does indeed pose a problem, but for different reasons than are proposed by the loanable funds schools of thought.

From Economist • Dec. 3, 2012

Finally, making e-books loanable will reduce incentives for piracy.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2011

These through their branches furnish the loanable capital necessary for the support of the Dominion's trade and industry and for much of its agricultural enterprise.

From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur