lending
verb
Definitions
To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
Example: I lent her 10 euros to pay for the train tickets, and she paid me back the next day.
To make a loan.
To be suitable or applicable, to fit.
Example: Poems do not lend themselves to translation easily.
To afford; to grant or furnish in general.
Example: Can you lend me some assistance?
noun
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The action of, or an instance of the action of the verb to lend.
adjective
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That lends.
Example: a lending library