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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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It considers direct subsidies, tax breaks and favourable loans from banks and public financial institutions -- at times below their base lending rates -- to be public support.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Nationwide’s house price survey for May is due Monday, followed by the Bank of England’s mortgage lending and consumer credit figures for April on Tuesday and Halifax’s house-price index for May on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Wygodny has written original music to subtly accompany Booth’s fable, lending the emotional subtext at points a penumbra of cello.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 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

There were no public subprime lending companies left in America.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis