lend-lease

noun

ˈlend-ˈlēs 

: 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

Word History

Etymology

U.S. Lend-Lease Act (1941)

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above