lend
- To provide money temporarily on the condition that it or its equivalent will be returned, often with an interest fee . Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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lend lend [lend] verb lent PTandPP [lent]1. [intransitive, transitive] BANKING if a bank or financial institution lends money, it lets a person or organization borrow it on condition that they pay it back, with an additional amount as interest, usually gradually over an agreed period of time:• Once again, the government is encouraging banks to lend.
lend something to somebody— lending noun [uncountable] :• stiff controls on bank lending
2. [transitive] to let someone borrow money from you or use something that you own, which they will give back to you later:lend somebody something• Can you lend me $20 till Friday?
lend something to somebody• Neighbouring countries offered to lend rescue equipment to the city authorities after the earthquake.
3. lend strength/support to support or help someone or something:• The bond market rally yesterday also lent some strength to the stock market.
• The dollar's weakness has lent support to precious metals prices.
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UK USUKlend UK /lend/ verb (lent /lent/, lent /lent/)► [I or T] BANKING, FINANCE if a bank or other financial organization lends money to someone, it gives them money for a period of time which they then pay back with interest: »Britain's building societies chiefly lend money for house purchase.
lend $5,000/£2bn/€1m, etc. to sb »The Ohio Development Financing Advisory Council agreed to lend $20 million to the Port Authority.
lend sb $5,000/£2bn/€1m, etc. »A number of prominent businessmen are rumoured to have lent the Party over £20 million.
lend to sb/sth »Banks have been heavily criticized for lending to people who cannot afford the repayments.
► [T] to give someone something for a period of time, after which they will give it back to you: lend sb sth »Can you lend me $20?
lend sth to sb »Her tasks included persuading stores to offer discounts or lend clothes on approval to her boss.
► to give something a quality that makes it better in some way: lend sth to sth »We hope that these measures will lend stability to the economy.
lend weight (to sth) »February's trade figures lend weight to the Fund's less cheerful view.
lend credence/credibility (to sth) »Other evidence helped lend credibility to their claims.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
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lend — [ lend ] (past tense and past participle lent [ lent ] ) verb ** 1. ) transitive to give someone something for a short time, expecting that they will give it back to you later. If you lend someone something, they borrow it from you: The local… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lend — W3S3 [lend] v past tense and past participle lent [lent] [: Old English; Origin: lAnan, from lAn; LOAN1] 1.) a) [T] to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time →↑borrow lend sth to sb ▪ I lent my CD p … Dictionary of contemporary English
Lend — (l[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lent} (l[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lending}.] [OE. lenen, AS. l[=ae]nan, fr. l[=ae]n loan; akin to G. lehnen to lend. See {Loan}.] 1. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lend — /lend/ verb past tense and past participle lent /lent/ 1 MONEY/CAR/BOOK ETC a) (T) to let someone borrow money from you or use something that you own, which they will give you back later: lend sb sth: I wish I d never lent him my car. | Can you… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lend — vb lent, lend·ing vt 1: to give for temporary use on condition that the same or its equivalent be returned 2: to let out (money) for temporary use on condition of repayment with interest vi: to make a loan lend·able adj lend·er … Law dictionary
lend — 1. see loan. Use of lend for borrow (May I lend your pen?) occurs in some British dialects but is non standard. 2. Use of lend as a noun occurs in British dialect use and colloquially in New Zealand, but is non standard: • Could you give me the… … Modern English usage
Lend — Blason inconnu … Wikipédia en Français
lend*/*/*/ — [lend] (past tense and past participle lent [lent] ) verb 1) [T] to give someone something for a short time, expecting that they will give it back to you later The local library will lend books for a month without charge.[/ex] She lent me her… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
lend — /lend/ verb to allow someone to use something for a period ● to lend something to someone or to lend someone something ● to lend money against security ● He lent the company money or He lent money to the company. ● The bank lent him £50,000 to… … Dictionary of banking and finance
lend — [lend] vt. lent, lending [< ME lenen (with unhistoric d < pt.) < OE lænan < læn, a LOAN] 1. to let another use or have (a thing) temporarily and on condition that it, or the equivalent, be returned: opposed to BORROW 2. to let out… … English World dictionary
Lend — can refer to the following:*Lend, Austria, a town in the district of Zell am See in the state of Salzburg *Lend (Graz), a district of Grazee also*Loan … Wikipedia
