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lend
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- pronunciation:
- lend
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
lends, lending, lent |
| definition 1: |
When you lend something to someone, you let them use it and they agree to give it back to you.
I lent my bike to Liam, and he said he would bring it back to me next week.Our school library can lend up to five books for each student.- synonyms:
- loan
- similar words:
- accommodate
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| definition 2: |
When a bank lends you money, they give you money which you have to pay back over time. Banks lend money because they make money when they do it. They make money from something called "interest." Interest is something like a fee that you have to pay in addition to paying back the money you borrowed.
The bank lent money to Joe's parents so they could buy a house.- synonyms:
- loan
- similar words:
- accommodate
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| definition 3: |
When you lend support to your neighbor, it means that you to give them support or help.
People of the town lent their support to the families who lost their homes in the tornado.- similar words:
- contribute, extend, give, offer, volunteer
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| related words: |
afford |
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| derivation: |
lender (n.) |
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