lending

/'lendiɳ/

Thân thiện

The librarian is lending a book to a student.

Definition

Noun: - The act of providing money or property to another party with the expectation of its return: "Lending" refers to the action or business of granting temporary use of an asset, typically money, on the condition that it is repaid, often with interest.

Usage

• As a subject: "Lending" is the core activity of banks and financial institutions.
• As an object: The government introduced new regulations for consumer lending.
• With modifiers: Responsible lending, peer-to-peer lending, and secured lending are common terms.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "Lending of": Used to specify the asset being provided.
  • The lending of artworks to museums is a common practice among collectors.
• "Lending to": Used to specify the recipient.
  • Lending to high-risk borrowers carries significant danger for the institution.

Variants and Related Words

• Lend (verb): To grant the temporary use of something.
  • Can you lend me your pen?
• Lender (noun): A person or institution that lends money.
  • The lender required collateral for the loan.
• Loan (noun/verb): Often used synonymously with "lending" as a noun or as the verb equivalent to "lend."
  • She took out a student loan. (noun)
  • Could you loan me some sugar? (verb)

Synonyms

• Loaning: The act of lending (very close synonym).
• Advancing: Providing money or resources ahead of time, expecting repayment.

Related Phrases

• Lending a hand: (Idiom) Helping someone.
  • Thank you for lending a hand with the moving boxes.
• Lending an ear: (Idiom) Listening attentively to someone.
  • He's always good at lending an ear when you have a problem.

Học thuật

Noun

1. disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned

Từ đồng nghĩa

• loaning