adj
Meaning 1
Loaned or lent, not owned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
on loan
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adv
Meaning 2
Loaned or lent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- She worked on loan from another agency.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 借 (jiè) — loaned or lent
- French: en prêt — loaned or lent
- French: à titre de prêt — loaned or lent
- French: d'emprunt — loaned or lent
- German: leihweise — loaned or lent
- Hungarian: kölcsönbe — loaned or lent
- Hungarian: kölcsön- — loaned or lent
- Italian: in prestito — loaned or lent
- Polish: pożyczony — loaned or lent
- Russian: заимообразно (zaimoobrazno) — loaned or lent
- Slovene: na izposojo — loaned or lent
- Spanish: prestado — loaned or lent