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loan

verb [T]
 
 
/ləʊn/ US  /loʊn/

Definition

to lend: This library loans books and CDs. [+ two objects] I'd loan you the money if I could./I'd loan the money to you if I could.Borrowing, lending and debt
(Definition of loan verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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