HyperDic: lending

English > 1 sense of the word *lending*:
NOUN	act	lending, loaning	disposing of money / money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned

lending > pronunciation
Sounds	leh'ndihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *lending*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	disposing of money / money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned.
Synonym	loaning
Narrower	usury	The act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
Broader	disposal, disposition	The act or means of getting rid of something
Spanish	prestación, préstamo