| lend | to allow to use temporarily | ||
| borrow | to use temporarily with consent of the owner | ||
| loan | what is lent; to lend | ||
Examples |
The interest on a short term loan is negligible compared to a long term note. | ||
| The bank loaned him $3000 for 90 days.1 | |||
| Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. | |||
| Do not borrow money from a friend. | |||
| there are objections to loan as a verb, but it has been around since the time of Henry VIII; the reason for this bias is unknown. |