{
    "term": "loan",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "money that an organization such as a bank lends and somebody borrows",
            "labels": "(informal)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(informal)(informal)(informal)(British English)(US English)(formal)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(especially British English)(North American English usually)(informal)(informal)especially North American English",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **take out/repay a loan** *(= to borrow money/pay it back)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She took out an $8  000 **personal loan**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**bank loans** with low interest rates"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It took three years to repay my **student loan** *(= money lent to a student)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **car/home loan** *(= a loan to buy a car/house)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bank almost collapsed under the weight of **bad loans** *(= loans that will never be paid back)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **loan repayment** period is 10 years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a loan agreement"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had to use his house as security for the loan."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a loan from my brother"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bank provides personal loan facilities at competitive rates."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They used the inheritance to pay off their outstanding loan."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were struggling to meet their monthly loan repayments."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes", "Money", "Education"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["large", "massive", "small"],
                "verb + loan": ["apply for", "ask for", "request"],
                "loan + verb": ["total something"],
                "loan + noun": ["application", "agreement", "arrangement"],
                "preposition": ["on loan (from)", "loan from"],
                "phrases": ["security for a loan"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of lending something; the state of being lent",
            "sensetop": "loan of somethingon loanon loan from somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I even **gave her the loan of** my car.",
                    "contextForm": "loan of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an exhibition of paintings on loan *(= borrowed)* from private collections",
                    "contextForm": "on loan"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The striker, on loan from United, scored his first goal for City today *(= he is playing for City for a fixed period by agreement with his own team, United)*.",
                    "contextForm": "on loan from somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The midfielder comes to the Premiership on an 18-month loan deal from Roma."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book must be returned by the end of the loan period."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["large", "massive", "small"],
                "verb + loan": ["apply for", "ask for", "request"],
                "loan + verb": ["total something"],
                "loan + noun": ["application", "agreement", "arrangement"],
                "preposition": ["on loan (from)", "loan from"],
                "phrases": ["security for a loan"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ləʊn/",
                "audio": "lo/loan/loan__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ləʊn/",
                "audio": "lo/loan/loan__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (also denoting a gift from a superior): from Old Norse lán, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leen, German Lehn, also to lend."
}