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loan1

UK: /ləʊn/ US: /loʊn/

Translation

n [c]
préstamo
to ask for a loan
pedir un préstamo
on loan
prestado,da
That book is out on loan
Ese libro está prestado
Véase tb: loan shark; savings and loan association
(Definition of loan n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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