lend
v.
give on a temporary basis; give money as a loan; donate, contribute; give, impart; help, assist; accommodate, adapt
Lend
lend
Verb
1. bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
(synonym) impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) instill, transfuse
2. give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"
(synonym) loan
(antonym) borrow
(hypernym) give
(hyponym) hire out, rent out, farm out
(derivation) lender, loaner
3. have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to; "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse"
(hypernym) be
Lend
(v. t.)
To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or gig.
(v. t.)
To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some article of food.
(v. t.)
To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; -- opposed to borrow.
(v. t.)
To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend one's name or influence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Lend
To provide money temporarily on the condition that it or its equivalent will be returned, often with an
interest fee .