lend meaning
EN[lɛnd] [-ɛnd]US
WLend
- Lend may refer to:
- Lend, Austria, a town in the district of Zell am See in the state of Salzburg
- Lend (Graz), a district of Graz
- Lend, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
- NounPLlendsPLlinderSUF-end
- VerbSGlendsPRlendingPT, PPlent
- (transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.
- (intransitive) To make a loan.
- (reflexive) To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
- Poems do not lend themselves to translation easily.
- The long history of the past does not lend itself to a simple black and white interpretation.
- To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
- Can you lend me some assistance?
- The famous director lent his name to the new film.
- (proscribed) To borrow.
- (transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- If I lend you my car, my only stipulation is that you fill up the gas tank before returning it.
- The smart money is on a half percent cut in the basic bank lending rates before the end of the week.
- I lent her my guitar over the Christmas holidays, and will get it back when the term starts.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of lend in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary