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lending

VERB

loan, accommodate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

add afford allow contribute extend give grant impart provide supply

STRONG

advance bestow confer entrust furnish let oblige permit present shark stake trust

WEAK

lay on one lend-lease loan shark

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal decrease deny disapprove hold keep lessen refuse remove subtract take take away withdraw withhold withstand

WEAK

borrow

Example Sentences

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The latest news on lending rates comes while new data show inflation rates hitting a three-year high in April.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The vast fiscal deficit and lack of political will to tackle it should make investors leery of lending to the government, again with more concern about lending for longer periods.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Private credit refers to nonbank lending to businesses.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

London-based Standard Chartered specializes in emerging-markets lending, with a heavy focus on Asia and the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“Well, papa, if this is not encouragement to marry, I do not know what is. And I should never have expected you to be lending your sanction to such vanity-baits for poor young ladies.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen