The meaning of Loan

verb

Move forwards in a purposeful way.

Usage examples:

He advanced towards the dispatch box

noun

A forward movement.

Usage examples:

The rebels' advance on madrid was well under way

adjective

Done, sent, or supplied beforehand.

Usage examples:

Advance notice

verb

Move forwards in a purposeful way.

Usage examples:

He advanced towards the dispatch box

noun

A forward movement.

Usage examples:

The rebels' advance on madrid was well under way

noun

A development or improvement.

Usage examples:

advances in engineering techniques

verb

Let (someone) have or do something.

Usage examples:

The dissident was allowed to leave the country

verb

To let someone do something or let something happen; permit

Usage examples:

You’re not allowed to talk during the exam., are you allowed in the building on weekends?, video li…

verb

To make it possible for someone to do something, or to not prevent something from happening

Usage examples:

Allow sb/sth to do sth the website allows consumers to compare the prices of all energy and telepho…

verb

Take and use (something belonging to someone else) with the intention of returning it.

Usage examples:

He had borrowed a car from one of his colleagues

noun

A slope or other irregularity on a golf course which must be compensated for when playing a shot.

Usage examples:

I played the round in the company of an ancient caddie, unusually talkative for a scot, who shaped …

noun

A written grant by the sovereign or legislative power of a country, by which a body such as a city, company, or university is founded or its rights and privileges defined.

Usage examples:

The town received a charter from the emperor

verb

Grant a charter to (a city, company, university, or other body).

Usage examples:

The company was chartered in 1864

noun

The ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future.

Usage examples:

I've got unlimited credit

verb

Publicly acknowledge a contributor's role in the production of (something published or broadcast).

Usage examples:

The screenplay is credited to one american and two japanese writers

noun

An estimate of ability to fulfill financial commitments

noun

A long-term security yielding a fixed rate of interest, issued by a company and secured against assets.

Usage examples:

In return, gary wanted security by way of a debenture over the company's assets and eddie and i agr…

noun

A type of loan, often used by companies to raise money, that is paid back over a long period of time and at a fixed rate of interest. in the uk, but not in the us, debentures are secured against property or other assets owned by the borrower

Usage examples:

Investors in wimbledon debentures get a free seat during the annual tournament., a fixed debenture …

verb

Obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment.

Usage examples:

We flew to san diego, hired a car, and headed for las vegas

noun

The action of hiring someone or something.

Usage examples:

Car hire is recommended

noun

A contract by which one party conveys land, property, services, etc. to another for a specified time, usually in return for a periodic payment.

Usage examples:

A six-month lease on a shop

verb

Grant (property) on lease; let.

Usage examples:

She leased the site to a local company

verb

Grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it will be returned.

Usage examples:

Stewart asked me to lend him my car

verb

To give something to someone for a short period of time, expecting it to be given back

Usage examples:

Can you lend me a few dollars till payday?

verb

If a bank or other financial organization lends money to someone, it gives them money for a period of time which they then pay back with interest

Usage examples:

Britain's building societies chiefly lend money for house purchase., lend $5,000/£2bn/€1m, etc. to …

noun

The action of allowing a person or organization the use of a sum of money under an agreement to pay it back later.

Usage examples:

Balance sheets weakened by unwise lending

verb

Grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it will be returned.

Usage examples:

Stewart asked me to lend him my car

idiom

Express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

phrasal verb

Utter a sound or cry.

Usage examples:

He let out a sigh of happiness

phrasal verb

Release someone from obligation or suspicion.

Usage examples:

They've started looking for motives—that lets me out

noun

A legal agreement by which a bank, building society, etc. lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor's property, with the condition that the conveyance of title becomes void upon the payment of the debt.

Usage examples:

I put down a hundred thousand in cash and took out a mortgage for the rest

verb

Convey (a property) to a creditor as security on a loan.

Usage examples:

The estate was mortgaged up to the hilt

noun

A deficit in a bank account caused by drawing more money than the account holds.

Usage examples:

When i left cambridge i had a £900 overdraft

noun

An amount of money that a customer with a bank account is temporarily allowed to owe to the bank, or the agreement which allows this

Usage examples:

Run up/have an overdraft research shows that 58% of students have an overdraft., i paid off my over…

noun

A submarine.

Usage examples:

The yachtsman claimed his boat had been sunk by a sub

verb

Replace or be replaced; substitute.

Usage examples:

He got a lot of applause when he was subbed

prefix

At, to, or from a lower level or position.

Usage examples:

Subalpine