loan
/ləʊn/noun
उच्चारण लोन
ऋण, क़र्ज़
Basic wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym
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[C]
money that an organization such as a bank lends and somebody borrows
ऋण, क़र्ज़
- an education loan
- Radhika took a small loan to buy a laptop for her online classes.
- My father took a loan to buy a house.
+ 2 more examples
- The bank approved her education loan.
- The farmer repaid the loan after the harvest.
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[sing.]
the act of lending something; the state of being lent
उधार
- Thank you for the loan of your book.
- The loan of the hall for the wedding was a great help to the family.
- Thanks for the loan of your umbrella.
+ 2 more examples
- The painting is on loan to the museum.
- The loan of the books helped me prepare for the exam.
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[T] ~ sth (to sb) | ~ sb sth
to lend something to somebody, especially money
उधार देना
- The bank loaned him the money.
- The bank loaned her the money to start her bakery.
- The bank loaned him a large sum to start a shop.
+ 2 more examples
- She loaned me her notes before the test.
- Will you loan me your pen for a minute?
Opposite borrow
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
loan (noun) + for / to / from
A loan is money lent: a loan for a purpose, a loan to a borrower, a loan from a lender.
Loan उधार दी गई रकम है: उद्देश्य के लिए 'for', उधार लेने वाले के लिए 'to' और उधार देने वाले के लिए 'from'।
- She took a loan from the bank for her studies.
- The bank gave a loan to the farmer.
on loan (to / from)
On loan means borrowed or lent for a limited time; to follows the borrower and from the lender.
'On loan' का अर्थ सीमित समय के लिए उधार लिया या दिया गया है; 'to' के बाद लेने वाला और 'from' के बाद देने वाला आता है।
- The painting is on loan from a museum.
- The footballer is on loan to a smaller club.
loan + sb + sth / loan sth to sb (verb)
As a verb, loan is mainly used for money or things lent, and is more common in American English; British English prefers lend.
Verb के रूप में 'loan' मुख्यतः उधार दी गई रकम या वस्तुओं के लिए है और अमेरिकी English में अधिक चलता है; British English में 'lend' पसंद किया जाता है।
- The bank loaned him two lakh rupees.
- He loaned his bike to a friend.
take out / repay a loan
You take out, apply for or repay a loan; you do not 'catch' or 'make' one.
Loan 'take out', 'apply for' या 'repay' की जाती है; 'catch' या 'make' नहीं।
- They took out a loan to buy a house.
- He repaid the loan in five years.
+Collocations 4
verb + loan
take outapply forrepayapprovegrantdefault on
- The bank approved her education loan.
type + loan
homecareducationpersonalbankshort-term
- He applied for a home loan.
loan + noun
interestagreementwaiverinstalmentofficer
- The government announced a farm loan waiver.
adjective + loan
interest-freeunpaidheavylong-termoverdue
- Her overdue loan attracted a penalty.
“More examples 5
- My father took a loan from the bank to buy our house.
मेरे पिताजी ने हमारा घर खरीदने के लिए बैंक से ऋण लिया।
- The book is on loan, so it will be back next week.
किताब उधार पर गई है, इसलिए अगले सप्ताह वापस आ जाएगी।
- He repaid the education loan within four years.
उसने शिक्षा ऋण चार साल के भीतर चुका दिया।
- The village cooperative gives small loans to farmers.
गाँव की सहकारी समिति किसानों को छोटे ऋण देती है।
- She had the loan of a friend's laptop for the week.
उसे एक सप्ताह के लिए अपनी सहेली का laptop उधार मिला हुआ था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He took a loan to the bank.
✓ He took a loan from the bank.
The source of a loan is introduced by from.
Loan के स्रोत के लिए 'from' आता है।
✗ She made a loan from the bank.
✓ She took out a loan from the bank.
Use take out a loan, not make a loan, for borrowing.
उधार लेने के लिए 'take out a loan' आता है, 'make a loan' नहीं।
✗ The loan is repayed on time.
✓ The loan was repaid on time.
The past participle of repay is repaid.
'Repay' का past participle 'repaid' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Loan, lend and borrow refer to the same act from different sides.
Loan, lend और borrow एक ही क्रिया को अलग-अलग पक्षों से बताते हैं।
A sum of money or an item lent; also a verb mainly in American use.
उधार दी गई रकम या वस्तु; यह मुख्यतः अमेरिकी English में क्रिया भी है।
- He asked for a loan.
To give something to someone for a time, expecting it back.
किसी को कुछ समय के लिए देना, यह अपेक्षा करते हुए कि वह लौटेगा।
- Please lend me your pen.
To take something from someone for a time.
किसी से कुछ समय के लिए लेना।
- May I borrow your notebook?
?Which word?
Homophone, asked very often: loan (money lent) and lone (alone; single: 'a lone traveller') are both pronounced /ləʊn/.
Homophone में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: loan (उधार दिया पैसा) और lone (अकेला: 'a lone traveller') दोनों की pronunciation /ləʊn/ है।
§Grammar and usage
Lend (give for a time) and borrow (take for a time) are opposites; you borrow from somebody and lend to somebody ('Can I borrow your pen?', 'Can you lend me your pen?').
Lend (कुछ समय के लिए देना) और borrow (कुछ समय के लिए लेना) विपरीत हैं; आप किसी से borrow करते हैं और किसी को lend ('Can I borrow your pen?', 'Can you lend me your pen?')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana gives small loans to businesses; the interest rate on loans is linked to the RBI's repo rate.
प्रधानमंत्री मुद्रा योजना व्यवसायों को छोटे ऋण देती है; ऋणों पर ब्याज दर RBI की repo rate से जुड़ी है।