prestito

loan

noun PREH-stee-toh Less Common

Also means

borrowing

Usage Note

Prestito is the standard word for a loan of money or an object: chiedere un prestito (to take out a loan), prestito bancario (bank loan). In linguistics it also means 'loanword' (parola in prestito). The phrase in prestito means 'on loan' or 'borrowed' — Ho preso il libro in prestito dalla biblioteca.

Examples

"Ha chiesto un prestito alla banca."

Natural Translation

He applied for a loan from the bank.

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