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lending

Variant of lend

transitive verb lent, lending

  1. to let another use or have (a thing) temporarily and on condition that it, or the equivalent, be returned
  2. to let out (money) at interest
  3. to give; impart: a fire lends cheer to a room

intransitive verb

to make a loan or loans

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