LOAN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LOAN?

Need another word that means the same as “loan”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “loan” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Loan” are: loanword, credit, advance, lend, give credit, allow, borrow, ask for the loan of, receive on loan, take on loan, use temporarily

Loan as a Noun

Definitions of "Loan" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “loan” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English.
• The temporary provision of money (usually at interest.
• An act of lending something to someone.
• A thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest.

Synonyms of "Loan" as a noun (3 Words)

advance	A development or improvement. An advance from the bank.
credit	Used in the phrase to your credit in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise. She already had several performances to her credit.
loanword	A word adopted from a foreign language with little or no modification.

Usage Examples of "Loan" as a noun

• Borrowers can take out a loan for £84,000.
• She offered to buy him dinner in return for the loan of the flat.

Loan as a Verb

Definitions of "Loan" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “loan” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Lend (a sum of money or item of property.
• Give temporarily; let have for a limited time.

Synonyms of "Loan" as a verb (10 Words)

advance	Pay in advance. Women tend not to advance in the major law firms.
allow	Allow the presence of or allow an activity without opposing or prohibiting. We don t allow dogs here.
ask for the loan of	Inquire about.
borrow	Take and use (a book) from a library for a fixed period of time. To meet this deficit the government has to borrow money.
credit	Give someone credit for something. She was not properly credited in the program.
give credit	Manifest or show.
lend	Give temporarily; let have for a limited time. Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company.
receive on loan	Register (perceptual input.
take on loan	Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.
use temporarily	Use up, consume fully.

Usage Examples of "Loan" as a verb

• The computer was loaned to us by the theatre.
• He knew Rab would not loan him money.
• Loan me some money.

Associations of "Loan" (30 Words)

amortize	Reduce or pay off (a debt) with regular payments. Lands amortized without licence.
bail	Release or secure the release of a prisoner on payment of bail. Nine were bailed on drugs charges.
broker	Act as a broker. The centralized lenders operate through brokers.
cash	Exchange for cash. She was always short of cash.
collateral	A security pledged for the repayment of a loan. Collateral casualties.
dealer	The major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account. His mother was a crack dealer and he had a very troubled family life.
debenture	A long-term security yielding a fixed rate of interest, issued by a company and secured against assets.
debt	Money or goods or services owed by one person to another. A way to reduce Third World debt.
default	Declare a party to have defaulted and give judgement against that party. SSRIs have become the default for adults with depression.
disbursement	The act of spending or disbursing money. They established a committee to supervise the disbursement of aid.
expense	Charge something to an expense account. Book into the best hotel you can find and hang the expense.
financing	The act of financing.
foreclosure	The legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default. Major increases in home foreclosures.
fund	Accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability. The World Bank refused to fund the project.
funding	The action or practice of providing funding. Funding bodies for research and curriculum development.
guarantor	A person or organization that provides a guarantee. The role of the police as guarantors of public order.
holder	A smallholder. A towel holder.
lend	Contribute or add (a quality) to. The current system lends itself to great abuse.
lender	Someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters. A mortgage lender.
moratorium	A legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged. The debt was to be subject to a five year moratorium.
mortgage	The amount of money borrowed in a mortgage. I put down a hundred thousand in cash and took out a mortgage for the rest.
owe	Owe something especially money to. They have denied they owe money to the company.
proceeds	The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property. Proceeds from the event will go to aid the work of the charity.
refinance	Finance (something) again, typically with new loans at a lower rate of interest. Companies must refinance 20 billion of warrants and bonds.
refund	The act of returning money received previously. Please refund me my money.
repayment	The action of paying back a loan. Minimum monthly repayments.
surety	One who provides a warrant or guarantee to another. The magistrate granted bail with a surety of 500.
tenant	Occupy as a tenant. A frequent tenant of the gossip columns.
usurious	Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation. Usurious interest rate.
usury	Interest at unreasonably high rates. The medieval prohibition on usury.