Loan

What “Loan” means

Noun

1. An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
2. A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).
3. The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.
4. The permission to borrow any item.

Verb

1. To lend (something) to (someone).

Noun

1. An area of uncultivated ground near a village or farmhouse.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English lone, lane, from Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic *laihną, from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- (“to leave (over)”). Cognate with Icelandic lán, Swedish lån, Danish lån, German Lehen (“fief”), Dutch leen (“fief”), West Frisian lien, North Frisian leen (“fief; loan; office”), Scots lane, lain, len, Old English lǣn. More at lend.

From Scottish Gaelic lòn (“marshy meadow”) (compare lèana (“wet meadow, marsh, meadow”)).

Business name ideas with “Loan”

Industries where “Loan” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Mortgage Broker
• Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers