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loaning

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loaning¹

  • /ˈləʊnɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈloʊnɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊnɪŋ

noun loanings

  1. countable, uncountable The granting of a loan. […] and the comparison will be made by years, of the maximum weekly shortages (and surplus, if such exists coincidentally) with the ownership of cars and with the loanings of cars.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of loan

loaning²

  • /ˈləʊnɪŋ/ UK
  • /ˈloʊnɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊnɪŋ

Where it comes from

From loanin, an alternative spelling of the Northern English noun lonnen + -ing.

noun loanings

  1. Northern England, Scotland, Ulster A lane. She moved about the country like a ghost, gathering herbs in dark loanings, lingering in kirkyairds, and casting a blight on innocent bairns.

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"loaning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/loaning. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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loaning. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/loaning

Chicago

"loaning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/loaning.

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@misc{loaning_2026,
  title = {loaning},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/loaning},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}