Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on-loan

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
on-loan
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To onlend;

Transitive verb

noun

A loan that is made from something that was borrowed; something that is onloaned.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From on- + loan.

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Questions

What does on-loan mean?
To onlend;
Where does on-loan come from?
From on- + loan.

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