loaning

Definition of loaningnext
present participle of loan
as in lending
to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned can you loan me your lawn mower this weekend?

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Recent Examples of loaning The city has proposed about $6 million in public incentives for the Novelist project, which would include loaning developers $4 million up front, along with freezing the property taxes on the hotel for its first 10 years. Ilana Arougheti july 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 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 Mejer was initially charged with child endangerment, accessory after the fact to a crime, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, loaning a motor vehicle to an unlicensed driver and providing false information to a peace officer. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026 Lamborghini supported the event by loaning Robb Report a Revuelto, the Italian automaker’s flagship hybrid supercar. Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 1 May 2026 The federal government was considering loaning the company up to $500 million in exchange for warrants to take a significant stake in the company, but the rescue deal appeared to be off after disagreement among White House officials and Spirit bondholders, the Wall Street Journal reported. Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 1 May 2026 If no one is giving you money, or loaning you money, or granting you money, well, the options for where a microbudget feature’s money comes from are very few. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026 Monday has preserved the flag and is loaning it to the museum for the summer-long exhibit. Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loaning
lending
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  • Copycat protests sprang up in other major Indian cities—Kolkata, Mumbai and Patna—lending the Gen Z protests the aura of a nationwide youth resistance that would humble Modi and force his education minister to resign.
    Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The same goes for Blackberry & Bay (as in, bay leaves), lending to a more autumnal fruity scent.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 July 2026

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“Loaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loaning. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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