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 The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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

Circling the room were locked glass cases displaying unusual and historic chess sets, loaned to the library from private collectors for the occasion.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady