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

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Private credit refers to nonbank lending to businesses.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Investors therefore see "more risk in lending to governments".

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Their assets also often include equity stakes, sometimes even in other lending funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

“We just saw this episode two weeks ago. Lashonda flunks home ec and gets caught lending Troy’s letter jacket to that college guy she’s been dating on the side.”

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman