LENDING

lending, loaning

(noun) disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

lending (not comparable)

That lends.

Noun

lending (countable and uncountable, plural lendings)

The action of, or an instance of the action of the verb to lend.

Verb

lending

present participle of lend

Anagrams

• eldning, endling

Source: Wiktionary

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Lend"ing, n.

1. The act of one who lends.

2. That which is lent or furnished.

LEND

Lend, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lent ; p. pr. & vb. n. Lending.] Etym: [OE.lenen, AS. l, fr. l loan; akin to G. lehnen to lend. See Loan.]

1. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; -- opposed to borrow. Give me that ring. I'll lend it thee, my dear, but have no power To give it from me. Shak.

2. To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some article of food. Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase. Levit. xxv. 37.

3. To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend one's name or influence. Cato, lend me for a while thy patience. Addison. Mountain lines and distant horizons lend space and largeness to his compositions. J. A. Symonds.

4. To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or gig.

Note: This use of the word is rare in the United States, except with reference to money. To lend a hand, to give assistance; to help. [Colloq.] -- To lend an ear or one's ears, to give attention.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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