“Can you loan me a pen?”
Usage Entry 530 / 1011 60-second read
Loan vs. Lend
Noun versus verb.
The comparisoni
“Can you lend me a pen?”
The ruleii
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LEND (verb). LOAN (noun, though used as verb in US).
In formal English, LEND is the verb and LOAN is the noun. In informal US English, LOAN works as a verb too.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Formal verb: LEND."