loan

Noun

loan (p. loans)

1. A sum of money or other valuables or consideration which an individual, group or other legal entity borrows from another individual, group or legal entity (this latter often being a financial institution) with the condition that it be returned or repaid at a later date (sometimes with interest). Occasionally collateral is required to assure that the borrower repays his or her debt or returns the consideration thus loaned. Most loans require some sort of positive (or at least a lack of negative) credit to be established by the borrower first.

   He got a five grand loan.

2. The contract and array of legal and/or ethical obligations surrounding a loan. He made a payment on his loan.
3. The permission to borrow any item.

   Thank you for the loan of your lawn mower.

4 letters in word "loan": A L N O.

No anagrams for loan found in this word list.

Words found within loan:

al an la lo na no on

• Definitions:
• the temporary provision of money (usually at interest) lend: give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money" loanword: a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English
• A loan is a type of debt. All material things can be lent but this article focuses exclusively on monetary loans. Like all debt instruments, a loan entails the redistribution of financial assets over time, between the ' and the '.
• In football (soccer), a loan involves a particular player being allowed to temporarily play for a club other than the one he is currently contracted to. Loan deals may last from a few weeks to all season-long.
• Transaction whereby an owner of property (lender) grants another party (borrower) to use the property for a specified length of time. The borrower promises to return the property and to pay a fee (interest) for its use. When the property is cash, the borrower signs a promissory note. ...
• An amount of money a borrower will take out from a lender to pay for a purchase.
• An amount borrowed to be repaid at a later date, with interest.
• a sum of borrowed money (principal) that is generally repaid with interest.
• A loan taken from the cash value account of a whole life policy (or one of its various forms). Generally, loans may reduce the policy's death benefit and cash value.
• Some administrators of 401(k)/403(b) plans allow for loans against the monies you have accumulated in these plans. Loans against 401K plans are an acceptable source of down payment for most types of loans.
• A loan which is repaid by a series of small, periodic payments until a given date, when either the balance comes due in a single, large payment or the amount of the payments rises significantly.
• Loan taken from a 401(k) plan account. Loans must follow Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines, as well as the rules set forth by the plan.
• An advance of funds from a lender to a borrower on the agreement that the borrower pays interest on the loan, plus paying back the initial amount of the loan at or over an agreed time.
• A 401(k) loan is taken from a 401(k) retirement account. Certain plans allow an individual to withdraw a percentage of an account balance, with set minimum and maximum amounts allows. The loan is generally paid back, with interest, through payroll deductions. ...
• Money a lender loans a borrower. The borrower repays the money with interest.
• Financial assistance to students which must be repaid. Low interest loans are available and financial need may or may not be a factor.
• A form of financing whereby you borrow money to purchase a vehicle.
• An advance of money from a lender to a borrower over a period of time. The borrower is obliged to repay the loan either at intervals during or at the end of the loan period together with interest.
• Housing loans to veterans by banks, savings banks, or other lenders that are guaranteed by the Veterans Administration, enabling veterans to buy a residence with little or no down payment.
• A sum of money given to an individual or individuals with the intent that it is to be repaid at some future date along with any agreed upon interest.
• A mortgage loan insured by CMHC.
• A type of mortgage not insured by either the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
• A sum of borrowed money (principal) that is generally repaid with interest. Loan-to-Value Ratio The relationship between the amount of the mortgage loan and the appraised value of the property expressed as a percentage. ...
• Unique loan, credit or trust fund number assigned to most projects. A project may be associated with more than one loan or credit..
• something given temporarily, as in: Remember, this book is a loan, not a gift.
• is a noun: a bank loan. Loan is often used in American English as a verb meaning "to lend": Loan me a book, please.
• An arrangement in which a lender provides funds or property to a borrower who agrees to return the property or repay the money, usually along with interest, at some future set date. The lender usually bears the risk of nonpayment although capital markets have developed ways of managing this risk.
• Financial assistance put at the student's disposal by the financial institution and deposited directly into the student’s account. The loan is guaranteed by the government and the student pays no interest to the financial institution during the full exemption period.
• Borrowing a book. "On loan" means the book is not in the library because it has been borrowed.

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