LENDING Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

lending

verb

present participle of lend

as in loaning

to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned I can lend you my copy of the textbook until the weekend can you lend me five dollars?

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Recent Examples of lending The report said that some creditors had raised concerns about lending to SoftBank based on the valuation of an unlisted company. —

Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Waits are lending their voices to the Skydance Animation, which is set in a gigantic city called Metropia in an alternate future as seen from 1939. —

K.j. Yossman, Variety, 11 June 2026 Although not as wealthy as Jackson, Jones has also dug deep into his own pockets to keep his campaign afloat, lending it more than $16 million from his family’s fortune. —

Shannon McCaffrey, AJC.com, 10 June 2026 The Grammy-winning South African singer, 24, is set to make her Disney debut, lending her voice to the brand-new character, the Inflatable Flamingo, created exclusively for a version of the film to screen across Sub-Saharan Africa. —

Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 The skirt has enough weight to give it a refined drape, lending it a more elevated look than casual linen styles. —

Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026 While Cheddar is punchy and bold, Gruyère is smooth and at first offers tangy-sweet fruit notes before lending rich, subtle hints of mushrooms and nuts. —

Micah A Leal, Southern Living, 3 June 2026 Meanwhile, Jones Dickson framed her candidacy as an opportunity to continue lending stability to an office that saw four different leaders in as many years. —

Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 Defenseman Sean Walker thanked Dundon for lending a private jet so Walker could attend his daughter’s birth during the playoffs. —

James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 June 2026

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Everton have an option in place to buy him after loaning him in January and that still remains a possibility, but there are other clubs keen too.

— James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Tatler reported that this piece was given to then-Princess Elizabeth for her 1947 wedding to Prince Philip, but the monarch never wore that tiara in public, loaning it instead to her only daughter.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 28 May 2026