- [countable] money that an organization such as a bank lends and somebody borrows
- to take out/repay a loan (= to borrow money/pay it back)
- She took out an $8 000 personal loan.
- bank loans with low interest rates
- It took three years to repay my student loan (= money lent to a student).
- a car/home loan (= a loan to buy a car/house)
- The bank almost collapsed under the weight of bad loans (= loans that will never be paid back).
- The loan repayment period is 10 years.
- a loan agreement
Collocations FinanceFinanceIncome- earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
- acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
- build up funds/savings
- get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
- live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
- get/receive/draw/collect a pension
- depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
- spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
- invest/put your savings in…
- throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
- lose your money/inheritance/pension
- use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
- pay (in) cash
- use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
- change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
- have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
- credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
- deposit money/funds in your account
- withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
- (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
- find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
- be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
- use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
- manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
- plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
- offer/extend credit (to somebody)
- arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
- pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
- pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
- get into debt/financial difficulties
- be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
- run out of/owe money
- face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
- can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
- fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
- incur/run up/accumulate debts
- tackle/reduce/settle your debts
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesb2, Moneyb2, Educationb2- He had to use his house as security for the loan.
- a loan from my brother
- The bank provides personal loan facilities at competitive rates.
- They used the inheritance to pay off their outstanding loan.
- They were struggling to meet their monthly loan repayments.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- massive
- small
- …
- apply for
- ask for
- request
- …
- total something
- application
- agreement
- arrangement
- …
- on loan (from)
- loan from
- security for a loan
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- [singular] the act of lending something; the state of being lent
- loan of something I even gave her the loan of my car.
- on loan an exhibition of paintings on loan (= borrowed) from private collections
- on loan from somebody/something The striker, on loan from United, scored his first goal for City today (= he is playing for City for a fixed period by agreement with his own team, United).
Extra Examples- The midfielder comes to the Premiership on an 18-month loan deal from Roma.
- The book must be returned by the end of the loan period.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- massive
- small
- …
- apply for
- ask for
- request
- …
- total something
- application
- agreement
- arrangement
- …
- on loan (from)
- loan from
- security for a loan
Word OriginMiddle English (also denoting a gift from a superior): from Old Norse lán, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leen, German Lehn, also to lend.
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