lend
IPA: ɫˈɛnd
noun
- (chiefly dialectal, with "the") Loan (permission to borrow (something)).
- (anatomy, UK dialectal) The lumbar region; loin.
- (UK dialectal, of a person or animal) The loins; flank; buttocks.
verb
- (transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- (intransitive) To make a loan.
- (reflexive) To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
- To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
- (proscribed) To borrow.
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Examples of "lend" in Sentences
- The librarian lend me a book.
- The finance companies began lending money to banks.
- A player could lend a damaged speeder to repair it.
- The gelatinous to rubbery consistency lends texture to soups.
- They specialize in lending to the poorest of the working poor.
- Banks lend money based on the appraised value of the collateral.
- Besides that, I think it lends an air of friendliness to the page.
- In the case of credit cards, the issuer lends money to the consumer.
- The library is the only library in the neighborhood that lends books.
- Housing sales plunged 12.1 per cent last month as the federal government ushered in tighter mortgage lending rules.
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