loans 1 of 2

plural of loan

loans

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verb

present tense third-person singular of loan
as in lends
to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned can you loan me your lawn mower this weekend?

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  • The regiment, part of the 70th Motorized Rifle Division—itself part of the 18th Combined Arms Army—lends critical heavy firepower to Russian forces on the left bank of the wide Dnipro River threading through Kherson.
    David Axe, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Loans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loans. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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