loan
noun
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something.
loaned
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past participleof loan.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof loan.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
loannounthe act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something.
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
Following treatment, they had no keys or other belongings so stayed at the home of a nurse, whose husband loaned Berriff clothes.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Trust companies, the original “shadow banks,” had loaned buckets of money to risky businesses, real-estate speculators and stock traders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Medicaid reduced the claim from $260,000 down to $100,000 and then the city of Lynn loaned $100,000 to Habitat for Humanity, which rehabbed the home and gave Gunning a lease,” Ford said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
He held out the articles he had loaned me.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
