Meanings
nounemergency loan (plural emergency loans)
plural emergency loans
- ball gamesA player loan made due to an illness or injury.
And while Thompson has yet to make a first-team appearance for Derby, he got experience playing for Braintree Town on loan in the National League earlier this season. Eustace also said that there would be no option to bring in an emergency loan cover for as long as O'Donnell remains fit.
2026 March 13, “Eustace 'confident' in O'Donnell after Vickers blow”, in BBC, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2026
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emergency loan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emergency%20loan
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“emergency loan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emergency%20loan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emergency loan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emergency%20loan.
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