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Definition of lending : 1. of Lend
2. That which is lent or furnished.
3. The act of one who lends.

Synonyms:

dispensing, sending, allotting, lavishing, offering, bequeathing, serving, paying, donating, devoting, assigning, tendering, granting, furnishing, consigning, allowing, endowing, doling, disbursing, ascribing, imparting, assisting, attributing, helping, showering, extending, awarding, pledging, bestowing, submitting, rationing, rendering, supplying, presenting, giving, delivering, expending, providing, sharing, funding

mortgaging, letting, pawning, subletting, leasing, loaning, contributing, advancing

Usage examples:

• No need of thanks, I assure you; I had infinite pleasure in lending it to you." - "The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man and The Cold Heart", Adelbert von Chamisso Wilhelm Hauff.
• We have our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath forbidden such money- lending for gain." - "German Culture Past and Present", Ernest Belfort Bax.
• On July 31, 1945, the lending authority of the Expert- Import Bank was increased to a total of 3, 500 million dollars. - "Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present", Various.