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noun ADJ. large, massive | long-term, short-term | interest-free, low-interest | secured, unsecured As it was an unsecured loan, their property was not at risk. | outstanding They used the inheritance to pay off their outstanding loan. | personal | bank | bridging, temporary VERB + LOAN apply for, ask for, request | arrange, get, raise, take out She had to take out a bridging loan until she could sell her house. | give sb, grant sb, make sb My bank manager offered to make me a loan. | receive | pay off, repay | secure, underwrite LOAN + VERB average sth, total sth loans totalling a million pounds LOAN + NOUN application | agreement, arrangement, deal | charges, interest, rate | repayment They were struggling to meet their monthly loan repayments. | commitments | facility, service The bank provides personal loan facilities at competitive rates. | period The book must be returned by the end of the loan period. | shark He ran up massive debts borrowing from loan sharks. PREP. on ~ (from) The paintings are on loan from the Wallace Collection. | ~ from a loan from my brother PHRASES give sb/have the loan of sth He's given us the loan of his car for the weekend. | security against/for a loan He had to use his house as security for the loan.BUSINESS
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loan
verbs
take out a loan
(= borrow money )
• Most home buyers take out a loan.
repay/pay off/pay back a loan
(= give back the money you borrowed, usually over a period of time )
• You can repay the loan early without a penalty.
give somebody a loan
• I hoped to persuade my bank manager to give us a loan.
make a loan
(= give someone a loan )
• Banks are cautious about making new loans.
ask for/apply for a loan
• He asked his father for a loan.
get a loan
• She got a loan from the bank.
secure a loan (on something)
(= agree to give the lender something if you do not pay back the loan on time )
• The loan was secured on his home.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + loan
a £20,000/$5,000 etc loan
• The company asked for a £100,000 loan.
a bank loan
(= money lent by a bank )
• What is the interest you will pay on a bank loan?
a home/car loan
(= a loan to buy a home or a car )
• They took out a thirty-year home loan.
a personal loan
(= money lent to a person, rather than a company )
• If you want money for a specific purchase, you can get a personal loan.
a business loan
(= money lent to a business )
• The bank offers a range of business loans to meet the needs of small businesses.
a student loan
(= money lent to a student to pay for university )
• Many college graduates are paying off huge student loans.
a long-term/short-term loan
(= to be paid back after a long/short time )
• I intended the money as a short-term loan.
an interest-free loan
(= on which you pay no interest )
• They offer an interest-free loan for two years.
a low-interest loan
• a low-interest loan to the country from the International Development Association
loan + NOUN
a loan repayment
• your monthly loan repayments
a loan agreement
(= that says how much the loan will be, how much you will pay back each month etc )
• Read the terms of your loan agreement carefully.
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