noun phrase · neutral
student loan
UK/ˈstjuːdənt ləʊn/US/ˈstuːdənt loʊn/STU·dent LOAN
Money borrowed by students to pay for tuition or living costs, which must be repaid later.
Examples
“He took out a student loan to cover his tuition fees.”
“Many graduates still repay their student loans ten years after graduating.”
“Interest rates on student loans can make repayments expensive.”
Band 8 sentence
“Many policymakers argue that the structure of student loans requires reform to prevent excessive graduate debt.”
Collocations
- take out a student loan
- repay a student loan
Word family
Common mistakes
I took student loan for my fees.→I took out a student loan for my fees.
student's loan→student loan
Say it for a higher band
5loan→6money for study→7+student loan
Synonyms
education loan
Easily confused
scholarship
“She won a scholarship that covered her tuition for three years.”
Related words
Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.
In Education & Study
Learn it with its set