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lending

VERB

loan, accommodate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add afford allow contribute extend give grant impart provide supply

STRONG

advance bestow confer entrust furnish let oblige permit present shark stake trust

WEAK

lay on one lend-lease loan shark

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal decrease deny disapprove hold keep lessen refuse remove subtract take take away withdraw withhold withstand

WEAK

borrow

Example Sentences

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It considers direct subsidies, tax breaks and favourable loans from banks and public financial institutions -- at times below their base lending rates -- to be public support.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Wygodny has written original music to subtly accompany Booth’s fable, lending the emotional subtext at points a penumbra of cello.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

What Bagehot actually said was that a central bank must face down a panic by lending freely at a high rate of interest to solvent banks against good collateral.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The Office of Strategic Capital, which the Pentagon said has about $210 billion in lending authority, has also made a number of critical-minerals bets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Most of the time I like heights, so I grab Will’s arm like I need his support—but really, I’m lending him mine.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth