Used Definition–adjective | 1. | previously used or owned; secondhand: a used car. | | 2. | showing wear or being worn out. | | 3. | employed for a purpose; utilized. | —Idiom | 4. | used to, accustomed or habituated to: I'm not used to cold weather. They weren't used to getting up so early. | |
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Car Definition–noun | 2. | a vehicle running on rails, as a streetcar or railroad car. | | 3. | the part of an elevator, balloon, modern airship, etc., that carries the passengers, freight, etc. | | 4. | British Dialect. any wheeled vehicle, as a farm cart or wagon. | | 5. | Literary. a chariot, as of war or triumph. | | 6. | Archaic. cart; carriage. | |
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Loan Definition–noun | 1. | the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something: the loan of a book. | | 2. | something lent or furnished on condition of being returned, esp. a sum of money lent at interest: a $1000 loan at 10 percent interest. | –verb (used with object) | 4. | to make a loan of; lend: Will you loan me your umbrella? | | 5. | to lend (money) at interest.
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| –verb (used without object) | 6. | to make a loan or loans; lend. | —Idiom | 7. | on loan, | a. | borrowed for temporary use: How many books can I have on loan from the library at one time? | | b. | temporarily provided or released by one's regular employer, superior, or owner for use by another: Our best actor is on loan to another movie studio for two films. | | |
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Calculator Definition–noun | 1. | a person who calculates or computes. | | 2. | Also called calculating machine. a small electronic or mechanical device that performs calculations, requiring manual action for each individual opertion. | | 3. | a person who operates such a machine. | | 4. | a set of tables that facilitates calculation. | |
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