LENDING Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

lending

verb

present participle of lend

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 If the result doesn’t feel achievable, adjust your date or explore other funding options, like loans, selling assets, lending or renting out assets, or investor funding. — Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Reforms have made lending more stringent, and along with rising prices, have altered the demographic of the California homebuyer over two decades. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 As the United States slips further into a debt hole, investors are demanding greater compensation for the risk of lending to the government. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Slices of Granny Smith apples—tossed with sugar and dotted with butter—sit on the buttery crust, lending a mixture of sweetness and tartness to this autumnal treat. — Martha Stewart, 15 Aug. 2026 But no matter the amount returned, states have held that their specific rules apply to banks lending within their borders. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 Many of the voters of the other political parties have been lending him their support, partly in the hope of embarrassing Farage. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 After leading last February’s How to Make a Killing and lending his voice to April’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Powell has The Comeback King, The Great Beyond and a Lou Gehrig biopic coming up. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 The result is spicy and luscious, the chili mix lending it an unmistakable tang of Thai red curry. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026

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Other areas of concern are the library system's self-check-out kiosks, instances in which minor teenagers handle materials while working or volunteering at a branch, and platforms for loaning electronic materials, Adams said.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
Any talk of loaning the former Leicester City youngster out has been long since silenced by the speed of his development.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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After wrapping up its longest monthly losing streak on Wall Street in more than a decade, Google has started September by giving investors several reasons for optimism.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
The voyage involved a 57,038-DWT bulk carrier, giving the system a test under real commercial operating conditions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

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