loan
noun
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something.
loans
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present tense formof loan (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Employees without emergency savings are twice as likely to turn to their retirement funds for loans or withdrawals, Fidelity has said previously.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Lenders use those yields as a benchmark for setting rates on mortgages and auto loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Rising rates mean higher costs for home mortgages, car loans and credit card balances, increasing the strain on household budgets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Such movements on global bond markets affect rates at which the US government can borrow money at, but also influence rates people pay for mortgages, car loans and credit cards.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
They took giant pools of home loans and carved up the payments made by homeowners into pieces, called tranches.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
