No. 2,022 in Spanish
loan
"Loan" in Spanish is "préstamo," meaning an amount of money borrowed with the expectation of repayment.
In a sentence
El banco me ofreció un préstamo para comprar mi casa.
The bank offered me a loan to buy my house.
In this context, "préstamo" translates to "loan" and refers to a financial product provided by the bank to borrow money.
Presté mi libro favorito a un amigo.
I loaned my favorite book to a friend.
Here, "presté" means "loaned" and is used to describe the act of lending something temporarily.
Cuando terminé el libro, me lo devolvieron y quedé satisfecho.
When I finished the book, it was returned to me and I was satisfied.
While the word "loan" is not directly used, it's implied contextually by the act of returning something previously loaned or borrowed.
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