- present participle of lend.
lending
Example Sentences
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That probe is studying how Walter-controlled insurers helped fund his other businesses, known as affiliated lending, and whether there was fraud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The provision for loans deemed impaired was C$865 million, a drop of about 4% year-over-year, thanks to lower provisions across the business and government lending portfolios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
In other words, Canada is lending us the money that China won’t.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
Earlier this month, the company teamed up with six of Wall Street’s biggest firms on a $500 billion AI-financing plan, pledging to backstop lending to customers that can’t afford its chips otherwise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Thirty billion dollars was a big year for subprime lending in the mid-1990s.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
