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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lending

Its annual lending to China fell to $750 million in 2025, down from $2.4 billion in 2017.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

When you buy a bond, you’re lending money to the issuer who promises to pay you interest and return the principal when the bond matures on a set date.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In 2024, aiming to revive the sluggish property market, Beijing announced a real estate “white list,” a financing program to direct bank lending to approved projects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But investors have also started to demand more compensation for the risk of lending to some governments, particularly those with high debt levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Eisman and his partners focused concretely on the people doing the borrowing and the lending.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis