loan

English

/ləʊn/, /loʊn/

noun
Definitions
  • (law) An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
  • (law) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).
  • The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.
  • The permission to borrow any item.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lone borrowed from Old Norse lán (loan, luck) derived from Proto-Germanic *laihną (loan, fief) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (leave, remain, leave over), *leykʷ- (leave, remain, leave over).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leykʷ-

Gloss

leave, remain, leave over

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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