loaned

ADJECTIVE

lent

Synonyms

STRONG

advanced bestowed entrusted given granted intrusted leased let

WEAK

on credit

Example Sentences

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In 2014, it was reported that he had loaned David Hunt £1m, after a failed libel action against the Sunday Times left the crime boss with an £800,000 legal bill.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In the past I’ve loaned my brother over $12,000, which I’m sure I’ll never get back.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Satrio Wiratama was born in November last year in Taman Safari Indonesia, a zoo in Cisarua, West Java, to a pair of pandas loaned by China to Indonesia.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Miller, who has loaned his campaign $4 million so far, ran a 30-second campaign ad on NBC4 between the evening’s mayoral and gubernatorial debates.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

One evening I was short of money and George loaned me a hundred lire.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway