as in to give
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 lend
Additionally, the 30-year-old has starred in Dicks: The Musical and even lent her vocals for some bars on the popular Netflix show Big Mouth.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 June 2025
Technicians from machinery companies are lending their support to train the crew.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2025
The bank can also lend more if its stress capital buffer is lower, boosting revenues for its consumer banking and lending division.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 June 2025
But Michael Caine does drop in to lend it some class.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 20 June 2025
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 26 June 2025
Technicians from machinery companies are lending their support to train the crew.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 June 2025
The bank can also lend more if its stress capital buffer is lower, boosting revenues for its consumer banking and lending division.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 June 2025
But Michael Caine does drop in to lend it some class.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lend
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Westerdam is comfortably sized, with 958 cabins, giving guests plenty to do without feeling overwhelmed.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2025
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Leo season gives us a chance to self-prioritize, stand out, and find our inner shine again.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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The left-sided centre-back was immediately loaned back to her previous club, PSV, then broke into the Netherlands team at the start of the season.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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The Royal Watcher reports that Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, bought the accessory in Paris and gave it to Princess Ingeborg, who wore it over the next 58 years and also loaned it out to other royal women.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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“Lend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lend. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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