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loan formation

loan formation noun: this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies).

Noun

loan formation (plural loan formations)

  1. this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see loan, formation (in banking etc.)

Forms of loan formation

pluralloan formations

Origin of loan formation

From loan + formation.

Words that rhyme with loan formation

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Questions about loan formation

What does loan formation mean?
Loan formation means this is the hypernym for loan rendering / loan rendition and loan translation, and optionally also for loan creation (usage varies).
What part of speech is loan formation?
Loan formation is a noun.
What is the plural of loan formation?
The plural of loan formation is loan formations.

Words near loan formation in the dictionary

  1. loan cars
  2. loan coinage
  3. loan coinages
  4. loan creation
  5. loan creations
  6. loan formation
  7. loan formations
  8. loan meaning
  9. loan meanings
  10. loan officer
  11. loan officers

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