How to sign “Loan” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Loan” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Form both hands into hooked index-finger handshapes and stack them, with your dominant hand resting on top of the other.
- Start the stacked hands off to one side of your signing space, near the person doing the lending.
- Move the stacked hands in one straight path toward the borrower, as if passing an invisible object.
- Keep the palms of the stacked hands facing down as they travel the full path.
- Finish with the hands near the borrower — point the movement toward whoever receives the money or object.
Practice tip
The same sign works for LEND and BORROW; flip the movement direction to flip who gives and who receives.
Fingerspell “Loan”
Letter by letter — a handy backup if you forget the sign above. This is not the sign itself.
Text-based guide researched from established ASL references (Lifeprint, university and public-health materials) and rewritten in original words. Signer-created photos and videos are a planned future upgrade.