Alternative spelling of loanword.

Someone who lends money at exorbitant rates of interest.

Alternative spelling of loanshark

(US) A loan, or mortgage, for multiple subdivisions of a single tract of land.

Synonym of calque.

A loan that must be repaid by a certain time.

present participle of loan shark

Alternative spelling of loansharking

(finance) A type of loan that is secured against a property and allows the owner to borrow and repay money at leisure. Periodic payments of at least accumulated interest are required, but the loan is fully open: it may be paid out in whole or in part at any time and, if there is still money available under the loan ceiling, the borrower may take more money for his or her use.

plural of loan shark