2loan verb
loans; loaned; loan·ing [+ obj] 1 : to give (something) to (someone) for a period of time : lend
▪ He loaned his car to me. = He loaned me his car. [=I borrowed his car] ▪ The National Gallery has been kind enough to loan this painting to our museum. — sometimes + out ▪ The National Gallery loaned out the painting to another museum. 2 chiefly US : to give (money) to (someone) who agrees to pay it back in the future : lend
▪ His mother loaned him the money to buy a new car. ▪ Can you loan me $20?
▪ He loaned his car to me. = He loaned me his car. [=I borrowed his car] ▪ The National Gallery has been kind enough to loan this painting to our museum. — sometimes + out ▪ The National Gallery loaned out the painting to another museum.
▪ His mother loaned him the money to buy a new car. ▪ Can you loan me $20?
