(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We repaid the bank loan before the date agreed on in the contract.Pagamos el préstamo bancario antes de la fecha estipulada en el contrato.

b. el crédito

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We'll have to ask the bank for a loan to buy a new car.Tendremos que pedir un crédito al banco para comprar un carro nuevo.

2. (something lent)

a. prestado (adjective)

Is that your car? - No, it's a loan.¿Ese es tu carro? - No, es prestado.

That magazine is a loan; don't rip any pages out!Esa revista es prestada; ¡no le arranques las hojas!

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

3. (to lend)

a. prestar

Would you mind loaning me some money to go to the cinema tonight?¿Te importaría prestarme algo de dinero para ir al cine esta noche?

loan

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el préstamo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

to give somebody a loan of somethingprestar algo a alguien

2. (finance)

to take out a loanobtener un préstamo or crédito or

3. (colloquial)

loan sharkusurero(a) m,f

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (general)

a. prestar

loan [ləʊn]

noun

(thing lent between persons) préstamo (m); (from bank) crédito (m); préstamo (m)

it's on loan está prestado; I had it on loan from the company me lo prestó la empresa; she is on loan to another department presta temporalmente sus servicios en otra sección; to raise a loan (money) obtener or conseguir un préstamo; to subscribe a loan suscribir un préstamo; I asked for the loan of the book le pedí prestado el libro

transitive verb

prestar

modifier

loan account (n) cuenta (f) de crédito

loan agreement (n) acuerdo (m) de crédito

loan capital (n) capital (m) en préstamo

loan fund (n) fondo (m) de crédito para empréstitos

loan shark (n) prestamista (m) usureroausurera;a usurera tiburón (m)

loan translation (n) calco (m) lingüístico

loan word (n) préstamo (m)

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student loan	el préstamo estudiantil
on loan	prestado
home equity loan	préstamo con garantía hipotecaria
take out a loan	obtener un préstamo
loan officer	el/la oficial de créditos