Is it loaned or lent?
Loaned is the past tense of “loan” and lent is the past tense of lend (i.e., The simple past tense and past participle forms of these verbs).
You can use both “loan” and “lend” as verbs to mean “give something to someone for a limited time” (e.g., “Grabriel loaned/lent me his copy of the book”).
“Loan” is often the preferred choice of verb in the context of money and finances (e.g., “The bank loaned her the money).
Some usage manuals recommend using “loan” only as a noun (e.g., “She took out a bank loan”) and using “lend” instead of “loan” as a verb (e.g., “She lent her daughter the money”).
It is more common to use “loan” as a verb in American English than it is in British English.
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