laina — meaning in English

English meaning

• advance verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
• loan noun A sum of money lent to someone on the understanding that it will be paid back, often with interest.

Senses

laina is used for these senses in English:

• advance An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
• loan (law, banking, finance) 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).

advance — full definition

1. verb To move forward, or to help something make progress.
2. verb To give money before it is normally due.
3. noun Forward movement or progress, or money paid before it is due.
4. adj Happening or done ahead of time.

loan — full definition

1. noun A sum of money lent to someone on the understanding that it will be paid back, often with interest.
2. verb To lend something to someone for temporary use.

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