loan
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/ləʊn/
🇬🇧
/ləʊn/
Money that you borrow and must pay back later
The bank gave me a loan to buy a new car.
银行给我一笔贷款来买新车。
When you let someone use something temporarily
She asked for the loan of my laptop for her presentation.
她向我借用笔记本电脑来做她的演示。
To let someone borrow money
The credit union will loan you money at a low interest rate.
信用合作社将以低利率借钱给你。
To let a museum or gallery use something valuable temporarily
The museum received a loan of ancient artifacts from a private collector.
博物馆从私人收藏家那里借到了一批古代文物。