–adjective

1.	of, pertaining to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.

2.	relating to, directed to, or intended for a particular person: a personal favor; one's personal life; a letter marked “Personal.”

3.	intended for use by one person: a personal car.

4.	referring or directed to a particular person in a disparaging or offensive sense or manner, usually involving character, behavior, appearance, etc.: personal remarks.

5.	making personal remarks or attacks: to become personal in a dispute.

6.	done, carried out, held, etc., in person: a personal interview.

7.	pertaining to or characteristic of a person or self-conscious being: That is my personal belief.

8.	of the nature of an individual rational being.

9.	pertaining to the body, clothing, or appearance: personal cleanliness.

10.	provided for one's discretionary use: Employees are allowed 15 vacation days and two personal days.

11.	Grammar. a. noting person: In Latin portō “I carry,” -ō is a personal ending. b. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the personal pronoun.

12.	Law. of or pertaining to personal property: personal interests.

–noun

13.

Journalism. a. a short news paragraph in a newspaper concerning a particular person, as one who is socially prominent, or a group of particular persons who are socially prominent. b. a brief, private notice in a newspaper or magazine, often addressed to a particular person and typically bearing an abbreviated salutation and signature to preserve its confidentiality, usually printed in a special part of the classified advertising section. c. a similar notice placed by a person seeking companionship, a spouse, etc. d. Usually, personals. a column, page, or section of a newspaper, magazine, etc., featuring such notices or items.

–adjective

1.	operating under the direct control of, or connected to, a main computer.

2.	connected by computer to one or more other computers or networks, as through a commercial electronic information service or the Internet.

3.	of or denoting a business that transmits electronic information over telecommunications lines: an on-line bookstore.

4.	available or operating on a computer or computer network: an on-line dictionary.

5.	by means of or using a computer: on-line shopping.

6.	Radio. (of a network) supplying affiliated stations with all or a substantial part of their programming.

7.	Television. of or pertaining to the final editing of a videotaped program.

8.	done or accomplished while in operation or active service: on-line maintenance.

9.	located on major routes or rail lines: on-line industries.

–adverb

10.	with or through a computer, esp. over a network.

–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.

3.

loanword.

–verb (used with object)

4.	to make a loan of; lend: Will you loan me your umbrella? < 2c2 /span>

5.	to lend (money) at interest.

–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 3e8 ? 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.