Loan vs. Finance — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Loan and Finance
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Definitions
Loan➦
In finance, a loan is the lending of money by one or more individuals, organizations, or other entities to other individuals, organizations etc. The recipient (i.e., the borrower) incurs a debt and is usually liable to pay interest on that debt until it is repaid as well as to repay the principal amount borrowed.
Finance➦
Finance is a term for matters regarding the management, creation, and study of money and investments. Specifically, it deals with the questions of how an individual, company or government acquires money – called capital in the context of a business – and how they spend or invest that money.
Loan➦
An instance of lending
A bank that makes loans to small businesses.
Finance➦
The management of money, banking, investments, and credit.
Loan➦
A sum of money that is lent, usually with an interest fee
Took out a loan to buy a car.
Repaid the loan over five years.
Finance➦
Finances Monetary resources
Could not make the purchase because of limited finances.
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Loan➦
The agreement or contract specifying the terms and conditions of the repayment of such a sum.
Finance➦
The supplying of funds or capital.
Loan➦
The repayment obligation associated with such an agreement
She couldn't afford the loan after losing her job.
Finance➦
To provide or raise the funds or capital for
Financed a new car.
Loan➦
The right to payment associated with such an agreement
A bank that buys consumer loans.
Finance➦
To supply funds to
Financing a daughter through law school.
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Loan➦
The state of being lent for temporary use
A painting on loan from another museum.
Finance➦
The management of money and other assets.
Loan➦
To lend (money or property).
Finance➦
The science of management of money and other assets.
Loan➦
An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
Because of the loan that John made to me, I was able to pay my tuition for the upcoming semester.
Finance➦
Monetary resources, especially those of a public entity or a company.
Who's really in charge of a democracy's finances?
Loan➦
A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).
All loans from the library, whether books or audio material, must be returned within two weeks.
He got a loan of five thousand pounds.
Finance➦
The provision of a loan, payment instalment terms, or similar arrangement, to enable a customer to purchase an item without paying the full amount straight away.
Finance on all our new cars is provided by ABC Loans Ltd.
Loan➦
The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan.
He made a payment on his loan.
Finance➦
(intransitive) To conduct, or procure money for, financial operations; manage finances.
Loan➦
The permission to borrow any item.
Thank you for the loan of your lawn mower.
Finance➦
To pay ransom.
Loan➦
(Scotland) A lonnen.
Finance➦
(transitive) To manage financially; be financier for; provide or obtain funding for a transaction or undertaking.
His parents financed his college education.
He financed his home purchase through a local credit union.
Loan➦
To lend (something) to (someone).
Finance➦
To extort ransom from.
Loan➦
A loanin.
Finance➦
The income of a ruler or of a state; revenue; public money; sometimes, the income of an individual; often used in the plural for funds; available money; resources.
All the finances or revenues of the imperial crown.
Loan➦
The act of lending; a lending; permission to use; as, the loan of a book, money, services.
Finance➦
The science of raising and expending the public revenue.
Loan➦
That which one lends or borrows, especially a sum of money lent at interest; as, he repaid the loan.
Finance➦
To conduct the finances of; to provide for, and manage, the capital for; to financier.
Securing foreign capital to finance multitudinous undertakings.
Loan➦
To lend; - sometimes with out.
By way of location or loaning them out.
Finance➦
The commercial activity of providing funds and capital
Loan➦
The temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
Finance➦
The branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
Loan➦
A word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English
Finance➦
The management of money and credit and banking and investments
Loan➦
Give temporarily; let have for a limited time;
I will lend you my car
Loan me some money
Finance➦
Obtain or provide money for;
Can we finance the addition to our home?
Finance➦
Sell or provide on credit
