unloanable

[uhn-loh-nuh-buhl]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

that cannot or may not be loaned.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unloanable¹

un- ¹ + loanable

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Example Sentences

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The chief difficulty in this plan is that the association has too few funds to loan at the beginning of its career, and a surplus of unloanable funds as it nears the maturity of the series.