Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loaning

/ˈloʊnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables: loan-ing
IPA: /ˈloʊnɪŋ/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The granting of a loan.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of loan

noun

Example Sentences

"[…] and the comparison will be made by years, of the maximum weekly shortages (and surplus, if such exists coincidentally) with the ownership of cars and with the loanings of cars."
"She moved about the country like a ghost, gathering herbs in dark loanings, lingering in kirkyairds, and casting a blight on innocent bairns."

Etymology

From loanin, an alternative spelling of the Northern English noun lonnen + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: lonnen
Suffix: -ing

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈloʊnɪŋ/
British English: /ˈləʊnɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

loanings (plural)

Phrases

free loaning

Synonyms

lending

Rhymes With

owning zoning moaning cloning groaning postponing phoning honing stoning toning condoning droning

Questions

How do you pronounce loaning?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈloʊnɪŋ/.
What does loaning mean?: The granting of a loan.
Where does loaning come from?: From loanin, an alternative spelling of the Northern English noun lonnen + -ing.

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