false loan

noun

A pseudo-loan.

Meanings

nounfalse loan (plural false loans)

plural false loans

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see false, loan.

Synonyms & antonyms

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false loan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20loan

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false loan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20loan.

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