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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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Private credit refers to nonbank lending to businesses.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Borrowers tend to have lower credit quality and pay higher interest rates than they would through traditional bank lending.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

But the bigger driver over the past year is that investors want more compensation for lending over many years instead of a few months.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Bank Indonesia lifted its base lending rate to 5.25 percent, it said, to help stabilise the devaluing rupiah and keep inflation in check.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

By the mid-1990s, dozens of small consumer lending companies were coming to market each year.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis