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Lending

To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.

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📖 Definitions of "Lending"

verb

1
To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
"I lent her 10 euros to pay for the train tickets, and she paid me back the next day."
2
To make a loan.
3
To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
"Poems do not lend themselves to translation easily."
4
To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
"Can you lend me some assistance?"

noun

1
The action of, or an instance of the action of the verb to lend.

adjective

1
That lends.
"a lending library"

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lending"

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Word	Definition
loannoun	(law, banking, finance) A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest).
contributeverb	(ambitransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.
impartverb	(transitive) To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).
bringverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
bestowverb	To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.
addverb	(transitive) To join or unite (e.g. one thing to another, or as several particulars) so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, or enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate.
loanernoun	One who loans; a lender.
borrowernoun	One who borrows.
loaningnoun	The granting of a loan.
borrowverb	To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
borrowingnoun	An instance of something being borrowed.
creditornoun	(finance) A person to whom a debt is owed.
debtornoun	(economics) A person or firm that owes money; one in debt; one who owes a debt.
mortgagenoun	(law, real estate) A legal agreement in which a borrower pledges real property as collateral for a loan used to purchase or refinance that property.
fundingnoun	Money provided as funds.
payverb	(ambitransitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
receivablenoun	A debt owed, usually to a business, from the perspective of that business.
debtnoun	(finance) Money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another, generally as a result of a loan or other financial transaction.
payingnoun	payment
financingnoun	(finance, business) A transaction that provides funds for a business.