Collocations for "loan"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "loan" in context.
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loan
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- a [bank, student, house, personal, library] loan
- a [$50,000, 10-year] loan
- [ask, apply] for a loan
- pay [off, back] a loan
- am still paying back my loans
- default on a loan
- [need to, should] refinance your loans
- got a [good, great] rate on my loan
- get a loan [fast, without a credit check]
- [take out, apply for, secure] a loan (on)
- thanks for the loan
- the loan was [denied, approved, agreed]
- a [flexible, fixed] rate loan
- a loan to [buy a house, go to school]
- a loan of [$50,000]
- a loan at [10] percent interest
- a loan on a [house, property]
- a loan for [house repairs, a car, college]
- is (out) on loan (to)
- fill out a loan application
- is [high, low] loan rate
- is a loan shark
- loan consolidation
- using a loan calculator
- a loan word from [Spanish, another language]
- loan money (to)
- loaned [$20, the money, a CD, the book] (to)
- loaned her [$20]
- loaned to [members, a museum]
- loan it (out) to a [friend, classmate, coworker]
- loan out [$1000]
- loaned at [.03% interest]
- loaned at a [fixed, variable] rate
- loan or [give, donate, rent, sell]
'loan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):