lend-lease
noun
: the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause with payment made by a return of the original items or their use in the cause or by a similar transfer of other goods and services
lend-lease
transitive verb
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Representative Joe Wilson, a Republican from South Carolina, has proposed reauthorizing a lend-lease agreement to provide Ukraine with weapons.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
In a nod to some of the critics, meanwhile, the fourth bill incorporates former president Donald Trump’s preferred formulation for Ukraine assistance — a lend-lease program.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Apr. 2024
Its World War II–era lend-lease programs sent copious amounts of food to sustain the British and Soviet war efforts.
—Carlisle Ford Runge, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2022
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
In a nod to some of the critics, meanwhile, the fourth bill incorporates former president Donald Trump’s preferred formulation for Ukraine assistance — a lend-lease program.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Apr. 2024
Its World War II–era lend-lease programs sent copious amounts of food to sustain the British and Soviet war efforts.
—Carlisle Ford Runge, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2022
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“Lend-lease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lend-lease. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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