LOANED Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

loaned

verb

past tense of loan

as in lent

to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned can you loan me your lawn mower this weekend?

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Recent Examples of loaned In 2021, then-Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador requested that the headdress be loaned to Mexico for an exhibition commemorating 500 years since the fall of the city of Tenochtitlan. — News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026 Most items come from the maison’s archive, with a few loaned by private collectors. — Tanya Dukes, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026 The same tiara was later loaned to Katharine's daughter, Lady Helen Taylor, on her wedding day in 1992. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026 Charles loaned the money to his brother, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, out of his private income to ensure that the Crown Estate was paid on time, a person familiar with the payment said Friday. — Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 That same month, the Office of Strategic Capital loaned Vulcan Elements $620 million to expand its operation. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 The owner of Banco Master, a bank that offered above-market interest rates, is alleged to have given side payments and lucrative contracts to families of Supreme Court justices and loaned his private jets to justices for personal travel. — Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026 Two pandas arrived in San Diego in June 2024, the first time China had loaned new pandas to the US in more than two decades. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026 This is the second year Rolex has been a sponsor of the film festival, with its clock stand in the lounge, as well as loaned watches on the wrists of notable attendees. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

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lent

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Her mother’s paandaan (a box for paan, or betel leaf), part of her wedding trousseau, was lent at Amrohi’s request.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
While on tour last year, her drummer’s wife had lent Day her Dyson Airwrap, the six-in-one hairstyling tool that retails for a hefty $650.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

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