What is the meaning of lending?

Disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned.
- synonyms: loaning

Bestow a quality on.
- usage: "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
- synonyms: lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
Give temporarily; let have for a limited time.
- usage: "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"
- synonyms: lend, loan
Have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to.
- usage: "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse"
- synonyms: lend

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APA	WordNet. (2010). lending. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/lending/definitions/1193399
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