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Word entry · 4 letters

loan

Best crossword clue

"Borrowed money"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ləʊn/Part of speech verb, nounSorted alnoStarts with LEnds with N3 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. give temporarily; let have for a limited time

Word origin

From Middle English lone, lane, from Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave (over)”).

Used in a sentence

  • Because of the loan that John made to me, I was able to pay my tuition for the upcoming semester.
  • All loans from the library, whether books or audio material, must be returned within two weeks.
  • He got a loan of five thousand pounds.

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Borrowed money4 letters
02Money to repay4 letters
03Money lent4 letters

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