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.
銀行給我一筆貸款來買新車。
When you let someone use something temporarily
She asked for the loan of my laptop for her presentation.
她向我借用筆記型電腦來做她的演示。
To let someone borrow money
The credit union will loan you money at a low interest rate.
信用合作社將以低利率借錢給你。
To let a museum or gallery use something valuable temporarily
The museum received a loan of ancient artifacts from a private collector.
博物館從私人收藏家那裡借到了一批古代文物。