What IOU for

noun

1. Money lent at interest

   "took out a loan to pay for the new car"

2. Something lent usually for the borrower's temporary use
3. The grant of temporary use

   "Can I have the loan of your car?"

4. The temporary duty of a person transferred to another job for a limited time

   "He had been on loan to the navy during the war."

5. Loanword

   "The word "nosh" is a loan from Yiddish."

verb

1. Lend

noun

1. One who lends money to individuals at exorbitant rates of interest

noun

1. The practice of lending money at exorbitant rates of interest

noun

1. A compound, derivative, or phrase that is introduced into a language through translation of the constituents of a term in another language (such as superman from German Übermensch)

noun

1. A short-term loan used to finance an enterprise, investment, or government pending the receipt of other funds

noun

1. A loan payable at the discretion of the borrower or on demand of the lender

noun

1. Call loan

noun

1. A cooperative association organized to hold savings of members in the form of dividend-bearing shares and to invest chiefly in home mortgage loans

noun

1. A loan that will not be repaid