lending
noun
[ ˈlɛndɪŋ ]
• the action of allowing a person or organization the use of a sum of money under an agreement to pay it back later.
• "balance sheets weakened by unwise lending"
lend
verb
• grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it will be returned.
• "Stewart asked me to lend him my car"
Similar:
loan,
give someone the loan of,
let someone use,
let someone have the use of,
advance,
sub,
• contribute or add (a quality) to.
• "the smile lent his face a boyish charm"
Similar:
add,
impart,
give,
bestow,
confer,
provide,
grant,
supply,
furnish,
accord,
offer,
contribute,
afford,
bring,
donate,
• accommodate or adapt oneself to.
• "John stiffly lent himself to her aromatic embraces"
Origin:
Old English lǣnan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lenen, also to loan1. The addition of the final -d in late Middle English was due to association with verbs such as bend and send .
