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loan (EN)
noun, verb

noun “loan”

singular loan, plural loans
  1. an amount of money that someone borrows and must pay back, usually with interest
    He got a loan from the bank to start his business.
  2. the act of lending something to someone for temporary use
    She offered me the loan of her umbrella when it started to rain.

verb “loan”

infinitive loan; he loans; past tense loaned; past part. loaned; ger. loaning
  1. to lend something to someone
    The bank loaned him the money to buy a house.