as in loaning
to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned
I can lend you my copy of the textbook until the weekend can you lend me five dollars?
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Recent Examples of lending
Banks fund themselves by taking short-term deposits and lending out longer-term loans.
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Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
These findings highlight the value of striking a balance between gung-ho overkill and long-term practicality—in the process, lending a strategic advantage to the quest for entrepreneurial success.
—Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
The American president has been seeking, thus far unsuccessfully, to broker an end to the Ukraine conflict, and is icing out any trade partner that appears to be lending support to Russia.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
After both shows ended in 2014, Meyer focused on voice acting, lending his talents to SuperMansion (2015–2017), and Crossing Swords (2020).
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Samano has worked as a spa director for close to two decades, lending her expertise to iconic institutions from The Beverly Hills Hotel to The Ritz-Carlton.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Coach’s Soho silhouette does it all, lending itself well to both casual and formal situations.
—Amina Ayoud, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2025
While the Turk is relatively well known (even lending its name to Amazon’s program for remote grunt workers), what is less known is that part of the same technological exhibition was a mechanical larynx, composed of a series of rubber flanges and bellows.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Yields reflect the return investors demand when lending to governments.
—CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
These findings highlight the value of striking a balance between gung-ho overkill and long-term practicality—in the process, lending a strategic advantage to the quest for entrepreneurial success.
—Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
The American president has been seeking, thus far unsuccessfully, to broker an end to the Ukraine conflict, and is icing out any trade partner that appears to be lending support to Russia.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
After both shows ended in 2014, Meyer focused on voice acting, lending his talents to SuperMansion (2015–2017), and Crossing Swords (2020).
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Samano has worked as a spa director for close to two decades, lending her expertise to iconic institutions from The Beverly Hills Hotel to The Ritz-Carlton.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Coach’s Soho silhouette does it all, lending itself well to both casual and formal situations.
—Amina Ayoud, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2025
While the Turk is relatively well known (even lending its name to Amazon’s program for remote grunt workers), what is less known is that part of the same technological exhibition was a mechanical larynx, composed of a series of rubber flanges and bellows.
—Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Yields reflect the return investors demand when lending to governments.
—CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lending
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Through her Art Bridges Foundation, Walton has spent more than $500 million acquiring and loaning out works of American art to more than 230 museums across the country since the nonprofit’s founding in 2016.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Later, in the parking lot, it is shown not to be him but another gambler who landed flat on a car, dead, with his wife hysterically blaming Dao Ming for loaning him money to continue his habit.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
30 Aug. 2025
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The Dodgers went on to defeat the Giants by the score of 6-3 giving Kershaw a no-decision while clinching a postseason berth.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Lending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lending. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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