English > loan: 3 senses > noun 1, possession| Meaning | The temporary provision of money (usually at interest). |
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| Parts | principal | The original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated |
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| Narrower | bank loan | A loan made by a bank |
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| call loan, demand loan | A loan that is repayable on demand |
| direct loan | A loan by a lender to a customer without the use of a third party |
| home loan, home equity credit, home equity loan, equity credit line | A loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home |
| installment credit, installment loan | A loan repaid with interest in equal periodic payments |
| participation loan, loan participation, participation financing | A loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a loan too big for any one of them alone |
| personal loan, consumer loan | A loan that establishes consumer credit that is granted for personal use |
| point | one percent of the total principal of a loan |
| real estate loan, mortgage loan | A loan on real estate that is usually secured by a mortgage |
| time loan | A loan that is payable on or before a specified date |
| Broader | debt | money or goods or services owed by one person to another |
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| Spanish | crédito, empréstito, préstamo |
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| Catalan | préstec |
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| Verbs | loan | give temporarily |
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