lend
verb (used with object)
to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
are lending
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present progressiveof lend.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Instead banks are lending to inefficient state-owned enterprises and investment pools linked to local governments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
“In a perfect world,” Velis said, the SRF would be the shock absorber, where you are lending against good collateral to banks at the auction rate.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2025
Banks are lending vast sums to companies that also provide financial services—but aren’t banks in name or in how they are regulated.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
And a number of prominent children's charities and campaigners are lending their support.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2023
On the first day of every settlement it is usual to see rates quoted as those at which the banks are lending to their stock exchange clients for the financing of speculative commitments.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
