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Meanings of lend in English

Portuguese
contribuir
Catalan
contribuir
Spanish
contribuir

To apply a quality on (a person).

contribuir
Portuguese
prestar
Catalan
prestar
Spanish
prestar

Give temporarily; let have for a limited time.

prestar
Usage of lend in English
1
In the current system, new money is only created when banks lend.
The Guardian
2
Banks have been reluctant to lend, imposing harsh conditions on new mortgages.
Reuters
3
It will also press banks to lend more to the agriculture sector.
Reuters
4
Providing capital at below-market price will help European banks lend to SMEs.
Reuters
5
The sanctuary is also looking to fishing companies to lend a hand.
Radio NZ
6
The negative rate means depositors pay to lend the bank their money.
Radio NZ
7
Or maybe by thinking about them, we merely lend them greater form.
Wizardborn
8
Without thinking, he took a step forward, intending to lend a hand.
No mercy
9
She also cites banks for a reluctance to lend the necessary money.
The Guardian
10
People from a long distance away have come to lend a hand.
Reuters
11
Pension funds and other institutional investors frequently lend stock to hedge funds.
Reuters
12
Selective buying in shares with low valuations could lend support, they said.
Reuters
13
Now they are unable to lend to the real economy, throttling growth.
Reuters
14
But the Republic may not lend itself to governing a large area.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
15
The return of both players will lend greater balance to the side.
The Irish Times
16
The results may lend support for an emotion-processing theory of dream function.
Pubmed
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Translations for lend
Lend through the time
Lend across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
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